Title:
Reverse Centaur

Details:
3'x3.5'x1.5'

Currently in the collection of the artist in Brooklyn.

This is not a standard or traditional icon, but rather one of my own invention which I thought would be quite funny to create. The idea is that the creature has the upper body of a horse and the lower body of a man. Of course, his puny legs are unable to support the weight of his massive torso, so he's condemned to shuffle around on his butt like dogs do after dropping their Purina. After some consideration, a plexiglass tabletop was added and the piece became a very nice bit of furniture. The challenge I began with was how-to make 2 sets of deer antlers into a ribcage, and in the end the problem was solved. Suprisingly, the stiff child's horse that I cut up became very animated with a simple twist of movement.

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