An amazing painting by Lori Pensini titled 'Worlds End', has been chosen as a finalist at this years National Capital Art Prize. Not only is it a hauntingly beautiful artwork but the message it holds is of utmost importance. artist statement: 'World's End' sets a dystopian view of a landscape beyond its tipping point, unable to maintain ecological equilibrium from the plague like blindness of our environmental mismanagement. A dying jarrah tree and girl holding a memory of a bird (in the form of a paper origami model), aims to cultivate awareness of our impact on the rapid rate of species elimination and our hand in its recovery. The girls’ precarious position against a thinning branch emphasises the imbalance and displays the acute fragility of the environment placed upon inherit future generations. National Capital Art Prize is a competition open to artists Australia wide, and aims to establish the National Capital as an artistic and cultural hub. Started as a not-for-profit company it aims to encourage artists, to display and sell their work during 2020-2021, a time when many lost the ability to showcase their art to the viewing public. This year there is a new Sustainability Prize category is based on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. credit: https://nationalcapitalartprize.com.au/