# Bizarrely Sculptured Canines Wilfred Wood's Dogs are Weird But Wonderful By Vasiliki Marapas | Published 2014-11-14 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wilfred-woods-dogs References: [itsnicethat](http://www.itsnicethat.com/articles/wilfrid-wood-dogs) & [wilfridwood](http://www.wilfridwood.com/) Wilfred Wood's dogs are not your typical pooches. The London-based sculptor has created a series of [caricatured canines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/hughmanity) for his latest exhibition, simply titled 'Dogs,' which is currently on display at Beach London. The dogs have an exaggerated, almost grotesque appearance. Think bulging eyes, distorted faces and large, lolling tongues. The final result is a bunch of [dogs, from Jack Russells to Chihuahuas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/i-love-you-like-a-dog), with distinctly human features and/or essence. It's pretty comical, to say the least! Wilfred chose to focus on dogs for this collection because he wanted it to be as straight-forward and singularly focused as possible. He explains, "For this I wanted a [clear subject that everyone could understand](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/surreal-street-art-1) and ‘Dogs’ seems about as direct as you can get." ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.2/10 - Popularity: 57% | Activity: 32% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Modern](https://www.trendhunter.com/modern) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Exaggerated Animal Sculptures:** Creating sculptures of animals with exaggerated and almost grotesque features can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the art industry, as it offers a unique and comical perspective. - **Human-like Animal Art Pieces:** Making animal art pieces with distinctly human features or essence can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the art industry, as it creates a relatable and emotionally engaging connection to the audience. - **Singular-focused Art Exhibitions:** Producing art exhibitions with a clear and straightforward focus can be a disruptive innovation opportunity for the art industry, as it provides a memorable and easily understandable experience for the audience. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Art:** The art industry can benefit from creating art pieces that are unconventional and arrest the audience's attention by depicting familiar objects or creatures in an entirely new way, creating a disruption in the market. - **Entertainment:** The entertainment industry can benefit from incorporating exaggerated and comical animal characters in movies, animations, and games, creating new and entertaining content for their audience. - **Interior Decoration:** The interior decoration industry can benefit from incorporating animal sculptures with unique, exaggerated features in their designs, making an artistic statement and adding a unique twist to spaces. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Folk Creature Sculptures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fibredog.md) - [Otherworldly Wooden Art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wooden-sculptures-1.md) - [Functionally Focused Dog Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/inflatable-dogs.md) - [Artful Elevated Litter Boxes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/doggy-bathroom-1.md) - [Hand-Decorated Dog Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/woofkies.md) - [Rollable Bell-Shaped Dog Kennels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/poochchair.md) - [Plush Toy Hotel Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/goodwoof.md) - [Dog-Themed Puzzles](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dogthemed-puzzle.md) - [Oversized Pupper Fashion Installations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/giant-puppets.md)