Nicole Wassall
Polar Bear, 2023
Etching/drypoint on Somerset 100% cotton rag paper (paper recycled from an earlier work "Flying Geisha Girl")
26 x 38 cm
10 1/4 x 15 in
10 1/4 x 15 in
Edition of 9
Polar Bear The underwater polar bear is caught mid motion, almost in a boxers pose. Tiny bubbles at its feet are set out like the 'Great Bear' constellation. Perhaps more...
Polar Bear
The underwater polar bear is caught mid motion, almost in a boxers pose. Tiny bubbles at its feet are set out like the 'Great Bear' constellation.
Perhaps more than any other animal, polar bears have been used to represent the dangers of climate change. The reduction in sea ice has reduced their habitat for hunting.
As arctic ice shrinks, polar bears have been migrating inland into new territories to hunt. Warmer temperatures are also driving Grizzly bears north into the same territories, which has led to interbreeding and a new hybrid type of bear — the pizzly or grolar bear.
The underwater polar bear is caught mid motion, almost in a boxers pose. Tiny bubbles at its feet are set out like the 'Great Bear' constellation.
Perhaps more than any other animal, polar bears have been used to represent the dangers of climate change. The reduction in sea ice has reduced their habitat for hunting.
As arctic ice shrinks, polar bears have been migrating inland into new territories to hunt. Warmer temperatures are also driving Grizzly bears north into the same territories, which has led to interbreeding and a new hybrid type of bear — the pizzly or grolar bear.