Thomas Theodor Heine, 1901
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
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 Anglund, Cowboy and his friend, 1961
Emma Carlow
Jutta Bauer
Nikolaus Heidelbach
Pirkko-Liisa Surojegin
René Hausman, Saki et l'Ours, 1965
Marion Duval, Anouchka et l'ours
Any excuse to explore bears is fine by me! Hehehehee! So many beautiful ones here. Thank you! Hope you had fun in Bern.
ReplyDeleteNever enough bears. Maybe next post - sicilian bears of Dino Buzzati?
ReplyDeleteI vote for the bear in Ernest and Celestine's Picnic.
ReplyDeleteStrange that bears are associate with kindness and friendship as they are wild and dangerous beasts.
ReplyDeleteRené Hausman and the bear:
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I just love these bears! Thanks for sharing!
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