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The American Bison - Word Mosaic Art Print

Word Mosaic Art Print by Curtis Epperson

A CLOSER LOOK AT THE ARTWORK

The American West has a heartbeat. Sometimes it sounds like thunder.

There are animals that belong to a landscape, and then there are animals that seem to carry the landscape with them.

The American bison is one of those.

Massive shoulders. Weathered coat. Quiet strength. A silhouette that somehow contains prairie, horizon and history all at once.

Curtis created this bison entirely from 101 different words and phrases chosen around the animal and what it has come to represent.

Grit. Heritage. Legacy. Resilient. Steadfast. Wilderness. Thundering Footsteps.

He spent 23 hours turning that language into the bison itself.

From a distance, you see one of America's great animals.

Up close, the prairie finds its voice.

$30.00 USD
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Your print includes

A certificate of authenticity with the complete word list, together on one sheet.

Unframed art print. The white border is part of the print.

Printed on premium luster photo paper.

WORDS WITHIN AMERICAN BISON

Start with a word.
Find it in the picture.

“Grit” · “Legacy” · “Thundering Footsteps”

These are only a few of the 101 different words and phrases Curtis used to create this piece. The complete list comes with your print on its certificate of authenticity.

View American Bison’s certificate and word list →

INSIDE THE ARTWORK

Some subjects seem to bring their own vocabulary with them.

Detail of the original hand-drawn lettering in The American Bison

Lettering detail from American Bison.

The bison gave me words that felt almost as strong as the animal.

Grit. Heritage. Courage. Perseverance. Steadfast. Unbreakable.

Then there were the landscape words: Prairie. Plains. Horizon. Wilderness. Wind.

I used 101 different words and phrases and spent 23 hours fitting them together until that collection of language became the finished bison.

I like that you can stand back and feel the weight and presence of the animal without reading a single thing.

Then you step closer and discover that the history, landscape and character you associate with the bison were inside the picture the whole time.

— Curtis

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