Wise old recycled owl
January 26th, 2008 at 12:05pm cicada
Great Horned Owl
Kathryn Spence
Kathryn Spence’s owl sculptures work on several levels at once. This Great Horned Owl is a Lear of birds, ragged but regal. Like an impressionist painting, up close, he’s a bundle of discordant rags - old clothes, bits of recycled cloth - but back away and the illusion of life kicks in. The tilt of his head is pure predator.
The most delicious thing to me is that a recycled cloth owl is cuddly and cozy (mmmm, soft), but also a brutal representation of the biological food chain. His flesh is made of shredded Beanie Babies! Which means he’s just like a real owl - or any carnivore. We’re Nature’s recycling.
More of Kathryn Spence’s work is at the Stephen Wirtz gallery.
Entry Filed under: Artists & Art, Biology
2 Comments Add your own
1. David | January 26th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
These are cool. I like.
2. LadyMeerkat | January 30th, 2008 at 2:12 am
I knew Beanie Babies were good for something
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