jenbee: New on 20x200, Bears #51 and #52 by Kent Rogowski From today’s newsletter: Bears #51 and #52 were created by Kent especially for us, with Valentine’s Day in mind. I must confess that I’m deeply ambivalent about V-day myself. On the one hand, I’m always a fan of showing some love to the ones you love. And on the other, the schmoopy sentimentality, the out-sized expectations, the impossibility of getting a dinner reservation and countless other vexing aspects of this largely-manufactured holiday make me want to run and hide. With these editions, Kent has created disturbing-yet-endearing afters which are, in my book at least, far preferable to the kitschy befores currently lining the shelves of the Duane Reade downstairs. Both of these bears were also holding hearts in their furry paws, which fated them armless once Kent had his way with them. They are quite fitting for thoughts of love and loved ones — who hasn’t felt turned inside out by matters of the heart after all? Or only loved someone more completely after they’ve revealed the what-they-feared-might-be ugly underbelly of their true selves? Kent’s editions ably address matters of the heart, whether that heart is aflutter with affection or blackened by cynicism. Click for high-res photo

jenbee:

New on 20x200, Bears #51 and #52 by Kent Rogowski

From today’s newsletter:

Bears #51 and #52 were created by Kent especially for us, with Valentine’s Day in mind. I must confess that I’m deeply ambivalent about V-day myself. On the one hand, I’m always a fan of showing some love to the ones you love. And on the other, the schmoopy sentimentality, the out-sized expectations, the impossibility of getting a dinner reservation and countless other vexing aspects of this largely-manufactured holiday make me want to run and hide.

With these editions, Kent has created disturbing-yet-endearing afters which are, in my book at least, far preferable to the kitschy befores currently lining the shelves of the Duane Reade downstairs. Both of these bears were also holding hearts in their furry paws, which fated them armless once Kent had his way with them. They are quite fitting for thoughts of love and loved ones — who hasn’t felt turned inside out by matters of the heart after all? Or only loved someone more completely after they’ve revealed the what-they-feared-might-be ugly underbelly of their true selves? Kent’s editions ably address matters of the heart, whether that heart is aflutter with affection or blackened by cynicism.

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