Title: “Caring Bear: Criticism”
Artist: Charruart
Dimensions: 7″ long x 3.5″ wide, wooden base of 3×3″
Technique: Unique piece intervened with polymer paste and acrylic
Year: 2020
US$250
“Caring Bear: Criticism” is a work that represents a bear with a single critical eye, symbolizing the ability to judge and evaluate. On its chest, a serious face with blank eyes like a zombie, with a gear that suggests a sense of superiority and absolute knowledge. The work may symbolize criticism as a tool to evaluate and judge others, but it may also suggest the idea that criticism can be a way to hide one’s own insecurity or lack of knowledge.