In her latest series entitled 'The Human Animal,' artist Kelly Colligan amalgamates animals with human limbs as a way to emphasize the continuity within the animal kingdom.
The strange sculptures lounge around on a sofa, much like kittens or small puppies would, curling up near the legs, piling up on top of each other and just generally doing different animal-type things. What makes them catch the eye of animal-lovers is their fleshy coloring and hand-shaped heads.
On her site, Colligan explains, "as humans, we constantly long for a sense of connection" and investing in our pets, a sentiment that 'The Human Animal' series successfully captures through the use of combining petting hands with actual pets.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Human-animal Hybrid
- The trend of creating sculptures or art pieces that combine human and animal features to emphasize continuity in the animal kingdom presents opportunities to develop new applications for biotechnology.
- Flesh-like Art
- The trend of using fleshy coloring and textures in sculptures and art pieces opens up opportunities to develop unique materials and replicate biological structures.
- Emotional Connection with Pets
- The trend of emphasizing emotional connection with pets through art, such as the use of petting hands in Kelly Colligan's sculptures, presents opportunities to develop new products and services that enhance the human-animal bond.
Where This Applies
- Artificial Biology
- The combination of human and animal features in sculptures presents opportunities for innovation in the field of artificial biology, including the development of new biomaterials and genetic engineering applications.
- Biotechnology
- The use of fleshy textures and coloring in sculptures presents opportunities for innovation in the biotechnology industry, including the development of new materials and applications for tissue engineering.
- Pet Products and Services
- The emphasis on emotional connection with pets in Kelly Colligan's sculptures presents opportunities for innovation in the pet products and services industry, including the development of new products that enhance the human-animal bond.
