{"product_id":"tom-original-acrylbild","title":"TOM","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-size-16 m-font-size-14\" data-verified=\"redactor\" data-redactor-tag=\"span\" data-redactor-class=\"font-size-16 m-font-size-14\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-size-16 m-font-size-14\"\u003eTOM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-size-16 m-font-size-14\" data-verified=\"redactor\" data-redactor-tag=\"span\" data-redactor-class=\"font-size-16 m-font-size-14\"\u003eKey Data\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"font-size-16 m-font-size-14\" data-verified=\"redactor\" data-redactor-tag=\"span\" data-redactor-class=\"font-size-16 m-font-size-14\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eType: Original\u003cbr\u003eDimensions per picture: 120 x 100 x 2 cm\u003cbr\u003ePainting surface: Acrylic on canvas\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2025\u003cbr\u003eMaterial: \u003cspan\u003eGesso, acrylic paints, varnish \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInformation: \u003cspan\u003eThe composition is based on a photographic template by Czech photographer Jiří Blaha.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDescription\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe work shows a portrait of the polar bear Tom, whose depiction is based on a photographic template by Czech photographer Jiří Bláha. Tom lived in the Prague Zoo and was a frequently and gladly photographed animal there.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter his transport to the Almaty Zoo (Kazakhstan), Tom died there on May 4, 2024. The circumstances of his transfer and his early death retrospectively lend the work a documentary and commemorative dimension that goes beyond a mere animal depiction.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe painting is thus also understood as a silent tribute to an individual life. Such a classification took place, among others, as part of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e77th Great Swabian Art Exhibition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in the Kunsthalle Augsburg at the end of 2025 \/ beginning of 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the broader context, the work addresses the relationship between humans, animals and attitudes in dealing with wild animals in human care – as well as the fragility of individual life stories that are preserved in the image.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zuzana Keller Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53520703193419,"sku":null,"price":4000.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/5186\/8491\/files\/Tom_Original_Eisbaer_Keller.jpg?v=1781598489","url":"https:\/\/zuzanakellerart.de\/en\/products\/tom-original-acrylbild","provider":"Zuzana Keller Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}