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"Two-headed fish" by Richard Svensson

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Perca Fluviatilis bicephalus, or the two-headed perch is as rare a fish as you'll ever catch. It used to be found in lake Klaran, which has now withered down to an overgrown peat bog. But in its day it was the private fishing water of the trolls. Since the fish there had heads in both ends of its body it was twice as easy to catch and many a fisherman was lured to the spot. But the lake was guarded by a ghostly horse who bit the heads off any human who ventured there.

The fish was sculpted in Chavant clay, and cast in plastic resin using a silicone mold. It's painted with acrylic airbrush paints.




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23 Jun 2008:-) Gwenivere Stephan
All I can think of when I see this is that fish the people hang on their walls, the one that sings. Hehe. Great work, though, the painting is very well done! And all those little scales, wow...

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Thanks! Everyone seems to think it should sing. "
23 Jun 2008:-) Saskia H. Suurling
He looks so funny. I expect him to sing every minute. Too bad he can’t flap his tail. He looks very realistic. It’s a great piece of work but you only make good works.....

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Thanks, Saskia; Very kind words 1"
23 Jun 200845 TROLL
Cool. Does it sing?

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Not yet. And I hope it never will."
24 Jun 2008:-) Marika Viklund
Hahaha!! One of those horrible singing and moving fishes you mean? Min bästa kompis mamma har en sån där... Singing Bass eller vad den heter. Jätteläskigt! Nej, jag vill INTE att den ska sjunga! Fiskar ska vara tysta!! 12 Sann historia va! Hehe... 1

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Yep, that’s the one. Most people commenting here seems to think that I’ve done a new version of it. Stackars din kompis... 8"
24 Jun 2008:-) Anne Wipf
Hehe: where is this fish going: to the right or to the left? There is a less fun thinking coming in my mind, something of an ecological thinking... 2

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Yes; I can see what you mean. But this folklorish fish is supposed to look like that. In those days (when folklore was part of everyday life) the question was if it was a creation by God or the Devil."
26 Jun 2008:-) Marika Viklund
Mmm, fast hon bor ju inte hemma ialla fall, så hon slipper höra den! 12 Du, om du vill o har tid så kan du ringa mig på lördag kanske? Jag e hemma hela dan så vitt jag vet. Så kan jag ta o skriva ner hur man gör med silikonet o så. Jag e inte klar med draken eller nåt än, jag har inte haft tid och saker har kört ihop sig här lite. Men jag tänkte att vi kunde ju prata om det ialla fall. 2

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Okidoki. Jag hör av mig framåt eftermiddan så går vi igenom lite tips och trix."
26 Sep 2008:-) Thomas F Abrahamsson
Men gud vad coolt. Du kanske kunde skriva en artikel till FARP om hur man gör?

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Tack för det! Jag har nog inga bilder från gjutningen, men det har jag från när jag gjorde Tsathoggua-statyn (också här i mitt galleri). Principerna är desamma och materialen. Jag skriver gärna nåt, om man kan inkludera lite foto-illustrationer för att klargöra vissa saker."
26 Sep 200845 Anon.
jajamenn, en artikel utan massa foton är värdelös. Man kan just nästan tänka sig en artikel bara med bilder om du inte orkar skriva 12

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Jag är en bild-kille."
6 Jul 2009:-) Tom Draco Noir Taylor
Richard, this is so funny and realistic! Rather like an aquatic version of the Push-me-pull-u in Dr. Doolittle.I have tried sculpture a few times but am unusually bad at it. So I am just amazed by work like this.

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Thank you! It was a bit of a bother to get this fish sculpture to work, but I’m quite happy with it. This two-headed type of fish supposedly existed in a lake not far from where my mom and her brothers grew up."
16 Oct 2009:-) Anitta Hiekkanen
Well, if the anti-nuclear-power people were right, this kind of fish would be a common sight in the waters of Olkiluoto. 1 And just for the record: No, it should not sing.

:-) Richard Svensson replies: "Thanks for the no-singing vote! 1
Hopefully we’ll never see fish like this, at least not due to the makings of us humans!"
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About 'Two-headed fish':
 • Status: OK
 • Created by: :-) Richard Svensson
 • Copyright: ©Richard Svensson. All rights reserved!

 • Keywords: Troll, Fish, Folklore
 • Categories: Humourous or Cute Things, Mythical Creatures & Assorted Monsters, Photo-/model based compositions, or photorealism, European Traditions, Mythology, Mermaids, Leviathans, Underwater Creatures
 • Techniques: Sculpture, Clay, Pottery, etc
 • Submitted: 2008-06-23 09:23:46
 • Views: 1129
 • Resolution: 1063x718


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