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Written by Marly Coppens

Striding horse by Patrick O'Reilly
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Striding horse by Patrick O'Reilly

This horse by Patrick O’Reilly (1957- ) has been disproportioned in order to be able to stride like man. Even with these disproportions of the croupe, the hind-legs and the head, the horse is still recognizable and really horse-like. It is a horse developed into the direction of a human being, or a symbol of the cooperation between the two. It could also be considered as a modern interpretation of the centaur. 

Galerie Het Cleyne Huys, The Hague 2002.

This article is reposted from the website of the author Boudewijn Commandeur: thehorseinart.nl

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Striding horse by Patrick O'Reilly
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