Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Bear with Me



This May the Animalarium has been invaded by bears. The inspiration was a trip to Bern, the Swiss city
 whose heraldic symbol is a black bear. A good excuse to explore my fascination with the ways
 our ancient and powerful symbolic connection with bears resurfaces from our unconscious 
time and time again, in so many different contexts and interpreted by various artists' sensitivities.
Enjoy this hodgepodge collection and bear hugs to everyone!

Joan Walsh AnglundCowboy and his friend, 1961


Emma Carlow


Jutta Bauer


Nikolaus Heidelbach


Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin

René HausmanSaki et l'Ours, 1965


Marion DuvalAnouchka et l'ours 





















6 comments:

  1. Any excuse to explore bears is fine by me! Hehehehee! So many beautiful ones here. Thank you! Hope you had fun in Bern.

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  2. Never enough bears. Maybe next post - sicilian bears of Dino Buzzati?

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  3. I vote for the bear in Ernest and Celestine's Picnic.

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  4. Strange that bears are associate with kindness and friendship as they are wild and dangerous beasts.

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  5. René Hausman and the bear:
    http://illustrationsvp.blogspot.be/2010/04/rene-hausman.html

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  6. I just love these bears! Thanks for sharing!

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