Friday, July 23, 2010

Scarelion larger than lifesize copyright 2009 by Dave Putnam


Made of wood and stainless steel wire, this sculpture is supposed to function like a scarecrow; except rather than scaring crows it is supposed to scare mountain lions. And in fact mountain lions are terrified of it. They literally soil themselves when they turn the corner in our driveway and come across this formidable and super scary piece of art. The mountain lions think they are seeing an African lion and they know this a matchup they cannot win, so they turn tail and run (cowards). Once again we see that art can be both practical as well as decorative.

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