Ryan McLennan Shows the Disturbing Side of a Peaceful Animal
Matt Ho — February 17, 2011 — Art & Design
References: ryanmclennan & sweet-station
If Bullwinkle ever went American Psycho on Smokey the Bear, these Ryan McLennan illustrations might be the most accurate portrayal of what might happen.
Richmond, VA-based artist Ryan McLennan illustrated a series of moose tearing bears apart. Through decapitation and severe mutilation, these animals shows the predators who the boss of the woods are. I suppose years of repressed anxiety from being the prey to the predators have finally caught up to these once-peaceful creatures.
Richmond, VA-based artist Ryan McLennan illustrated a series of moose tearing bears apart. Through decapitation and severe mutilation, these animals shows the predators who the boss of the woods are. I suppose years of repressed anxiety from being the prey to the predators have finally caught up to these once-peaceful creatures.
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