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Launching price 600 Euros

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«Angel Bear is a totem, a warning message for all humans», Richard TEXIER.

A few years ago, overwhelmed by the photograph of a polar bear drifting on a piece of ice floe and destined to death, Richard Texier imagined Angel Bear, a bionic and hybrid winged bear. This mythical animal more than 7 meters high, whose existence is threatened by global warming, refers to our world that constantly changing but also refers symbolically to our childhood comrade. When the artist places it on its majestic base on the forecourt of the Gare du Nord, a place where nearly 700 000 people pass every day, the bear comes to catch travelers to deliver them a silent message about the fragility of the world and the climate issues. By giving it a red skin, it emphasizes the message of alert and danger that it releases and underlines the nature of this being who, like humans, is both powerful and fragile. Texier’s ultimate dream is for this work to “find life within the human community”. By including this sculpture in the ART FOR ALL collection, the artist is now taking a further step towards this wish, by offering everyone the opportunity to acquire this piece with decisive stakes and symbolism.

Edition “Art For All”,
2015 – Ed. 2021,
Painted cast metal – Red color
H.22 x L.18 x P.16,5 cm – 1080 gr.
Signed on the side and numbered 600 copies.

Angel Bear H.7m, Richard Texier, Gare du Nord