パブリックアート / Public Art

Animal 2017-01-B2 Animal 2017-01-B2

Atsuhiko Misawa 2017-2019 production (bronze / coloring)

People think of a “bear” as a character that is familiar, cute, and lovely, but when you imagine an actual “bear,” it has sharp claws and fangs, and is ferocious and ecological. Among them, it reigns at the top, and its majestic appearance is deified and worshiped as the lord of the forest. Among animals, bears in particular will have this polarized image. In this work, an intermediate image between such a character and the real is expressed in the work.
This bear is about 3 meters high and is one of the largest works in Misawa. Since it is also on the pedestal here, many people may feel it bigger. The figure standing on two legs is a menacing pose, and it is also a symbolic pose like a human being like a bear that other animals do not have.
We look at the entire space from a high place without threatening people who come and go in the big city for various purposes. How does that look to you.
Please make eye contact once in a while. The bear is always there.