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#22 of 61 big bear sculptures, this one was decorated by Kate Owens and is located in Fargate.


Kate Owens’ most recent work combines block printing with dance and is reflected in the design of her Bear sculpture Bear Impressions. The design of the Bear is made using two childhood objects: a teddy bear and a snack known as a Yo Yo Bear.

As malleable objects, they can be dipped into paint and pressed onto the sculpture’s hard surface to create an impression. Repeated and overlapped, this simple ‘block printing’ technique creates a loose pattern whose colours relate to the actual shades of the objects used to make the print – a white teddy and a strawberry snack.