Undine Brod: A Comparative Analysis

Undine Brod shows through both of her pieces, Pride and Sorrow (2012) and Talk To Me (2012), animals pieced together. She shows a different view of animals by capturing an innocent side of them, however; showing a deeper meaning of sorrow through the mutilated art works. The pieces show animals mutilated, which at first glance seems normal and not out of place, but realizing how simple and easily accepted mutilation of an animals’ innocents is the overall meaning. The sculptures show a connection between the simple innocence of how animals are perceived and the actuality of the treatment in which they endure. In the piece Pride and Sorrow, a sheep-like animal is shown in the dimensions of 17x16x15”, clay is shaped for its mouth and nose, fur covers the top of its head and ears, antlers stick out from just above its ears, and a piece of leather covers across where its eyes should be. While the other piece of art, Talk To Me, is in the same materials, clay for the nose but actual teeth and chin, fur covering the rest of the head but clay seems to be in place for the area of the eyes. The first thing noticeable would be the lack of eyes from both pieces or antlers coming out of the ‘sheep’ in Pride and Sorrow, which wouldn’t normally be there. In Talk To Me, the teeth are
The texture in both Pride and Sorrow and Talk To Me are important because they show a sense of life and reality. The texture of the fur shows that sense of life but then evokes distress once knowing there is no longer life that belongs to the fur. Balance is shown through almost symmetrical in forms and also through the variety of materials used in each piece. The dull colors tie together that idea of sadness behind the work. The fur conveys existence while the lack of eyes show a hidden identity which allows the pieces to branch and grasp onto other animals and not specifically just