Animal 2017-01-B2

Atsuhiko Misawa

2017-2019/Bronze, paint/Japan
Over the past decade, Misawa has released ``Animals,'' an animal-themed work, and has gained support. The animals, carved and painted to almost life-size bronze, have an overwhelming presence and evoke memories and images in the viewer. When we hear the word ``bear,'' contradictory images coexist: a cute character and a ferocious animal that reigns at the top of the ecosystem. This work expresses a middle ground between polarizing images. The menacing pose with two legs is symbolic of a human-like bear, which is not seen in other animals. I am. What does that look look like to you? Please try to make eye contact once in a while. Bears are always there.

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  1. 1.
    Umberto Mastroianni
  2. 2.
    Jim Dine
  3. 3.
    Michiko Nakatani
  4. 4.
    Iwata Ruri
  5. 5.
    Pavel Klbalek
  6. 6.
    Keisuke Yamamoto
  7. 7.
    H & P. Shagan
  8. 8.
    Katsura Funakoshi
  9. 9.
    Kohei Nawa
  10. 10.
    Moe Nakamura
  11. 11.
    Nobu Yatsugi
  12. 12.
    Magdalena Abakanowicz
  13. 13.
    Masakazu Sato Shigetaka
  14. 14.
    Luigi Mainolfi
  15. 15.
    Renate Hoflite
  16. 16.
    Henry Moore
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    Atsuhiko Misawa