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#dogs
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![A dog sits at the edge of a table filled with food and wine](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dogs-3.jpg)
Nicholas Bono Kennedy, “Perhaps I Can Have Some?” (2023), acrylic, oil, and pastel on linen, 30 x 24 inches. All pictures courtesy of Hashimoto Modern, shared with permission
Canines have been people’ finest pals all through the ages, so it’s no shock that they’ve additionally been prime topics of artwork—the first works depicting pups date again greater than 8,000 years. A gaggle present opening at Hashimoto Contemporary this month extends this long-running custom by work, ceramics, and plush sculptures that look to our canine friends and their big selection of antics for inspiration.
For the Love of Canine options works of over thirty artists who dig up adoration, concern, and different affinities for the beloved companion species: Katie Kimmel sculpts scrunched-up rolls on a chunky basset hound, Joey Wolf’s lounging grey bulldog takes on human traits, and Debra Broz (previously) splices a chaotic pack of pups that makes it tough to differentiate heads from tails.
A playful and heartfelt ode, For the Love of Canine is on view from August 19 to September 9 in Los Angeles.
![A ceramic sculpture of a basset hound with its tongue out](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dogs-2.jpg)
Katie Kimmel, “Daytona Peppers” (2023), ceramic, 16 3/4 x 12 x 12 inches
![A gray dog with rolls rests its paw on a pink armchair with green lamp glowing nearby](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dogs-4.jpg)
Joey Wolf, “Lady in Pink Armchair” (2023), oil on canvas, 36 x 36 inches
![A sculpture made of dozens of ceramic dogs in a pile](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dogs-5.jpg)
Debra Broz, “Canine Pile” (2023), secondhand ceramics and blended media, 16 x 15 x 20 inches
![A black dog sits on a blue floor with a red ball nearby](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dogs-6-scaled.jpg)
Jillian Evelyn, “Olie” (2022), acrylic on wooden panel, 24 x 18 inches
![A still life of white orchids with petals that create dog faces](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dogs-7.jpg)
Stephen Morrison, “Orchids” (2023), oil on canvas, 24 x 20 inches
![A fluffy white dog peers into a heart shaped mirror and sees its reflection](https://www.thisiscolossal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/dogs-1.jpg)
Jodie Niss, “Untitled” (2023), oil paint on wooden panel, 8 x 10 inches
#animals
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#dogs
#painting
#sculpture
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