Dominance and Affection: Recent work by Bethany Krull

Bethany Krull, is a Buffalo, New York based sculptor whose porcelain and mixed media animal sculptures illustrate mans tendency to maintain domination over other species.
Her current series “Dominance and Affection” speaks specifically to the human species relationship with the creatures it has made into companions. She states, “In increasingly urbanized and nature-deprived societies around the world the most intimate connection with the natural world tends to be with plants and animals that have been drastically altered through the process of domestication. Wild animals have been turned into pets, genetically sculpted into sweeter, cuter, less dangerous versions of themselves, permanently altered by mans effort to fulfill their own need for relentless love, assistance, amusement and companionship.”