It's only Day Ten of the New Year. And the wild developments just keep-a-coming! As we "bear" with this New World Disorder, we are sharing some of our favorite bears, all currently in-stock at LEO Design.
Knud Kyhn's sculptures of wild animals are highly naturalistic. He doesn't sculpted "cutesy creatures" or dabble in much anthropomorphism. His animal sculptures display a realistic, simple and confident Modernism. The sculpted grouping, shown above, depicts a tense scene—far more dramatic than most of Knud Kyhn's renderings.
An agitated bear—alarmed by a snake, coiled and ready-to-strike—exerts a Mannerist twist, straining to face the threat. With simple, spontaneous and (somewhat) Impressionistic sculpting, Knud Kyhn was able to imbue this work with a great deal of action and tension. Like most Knud Kyhn pieces, it is finished with Patrick Nordström's classic Sung Glaze.
This sculpture may be interpreted in various ways. And the encounter is not over, yet. Will the bear win the day? Or will the snake succeed? Is the "lesson" one about a bear's size and strength? Or is it about a snake's patience and cunning? Use your imagination when presenting this gift, adapting the story's moral to best suit the life of the recipient. Click on the photo above to learn more about this handsome, compelling piece.
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