Many of Leonard Koscianski’s paintings reflect his concern with issues affecting the Earth’s future, such as environmental pollution. The painter believes that human society impose an artificial order on the world. The result of such interference is a disruption of the balance of nature. In Forest Spirit,for example, the artist represents the natural order in the forest, where a hawk swoops down to attack hidden prey. Like the mexican free-tailed bats in “bats”, the prey is seiezed and killed. Koscianski suggests that such activities are necessary to maintain the natural balance. Besides, many animals fight back. Most of the bats in Ackerman’s essay is able to protect themselves and escape.
