Name: They Loved Each Forever and Ever (Bronze Sculpture)
Brand: Gillie and Marc
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They Loved Each Forever and Ever (Bronze Sculpture)

They Loved Each Forever and Ever (Bronze Sculpture)

Dimensions
78.7 inch (H)
200 cm (H)

Medium
Bronze

Style
Contemporary Sculpture, Australian Wildlife

Edition Number
/6

Description
The koala has always been beloved by the world, but the 2019-20 Australian bushfires elevated their story to the entire world and stole their hearts. 80% of its habitat, which was already rapidly disappearing, was destroyed and thousands of koalas were lost. Some were luckier, like the now-famous mother and daughter who were captured in a magical photograph that was shared across the globe as a symbol of love and hope. It captured the moment when the two koalas had escaped the danger of the flames and embraced each other on the side of the road. It is such a tender moment, filled with love but still expressing the fear that came with the flames. This photograph captured the hearts of the world. And it also captured ours.

On the anniversary of the 2019-20 Australian bushfires, we released this special sculpture based on the famous photo. Crafted in everlasting bronze, we have captured this moment as a tribute to all the wildlife that were lost in the flames and a reminder for us all of the importance of conservation and climate change if we are to protect our precious animals. Now you can take this limited-edition sculpture home with you as a symbol of solidarity with all Australian wildlife.

Artwork Features
Gillie and Marc love working in bronze for many reasons. Bronze is a very hardy material and will last forever. As experts in coloring bronze, Gillie and Marc enjoy experimenting with their sculptures, adding a splash of color to brighten the work, making it even more unique. > Read more

For every purchase of a bronze sculpture you will receive a certificate of authenticity, titled, signed, dated and editioned by the artists.

Care Instructions
Bronze is very easy to clean, allowing you to enjoy your precious sculpture with minimal upkeep. > Read more

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King Nyani (Bronze Sculpture)

Dimensions
101.2 x 274.4 x 86.6 inch (L) 4766.4 lbs
259 x 697 x 220 cm (H*L*W) 2162 kgs

Medium
Bronze

Style
Contemporary Sculpture, Activist Art, Wildlife

Edition Number
/3

Description
Please note

* King Nyani edition 1/3 is currently located at Brookfield Zoo, Chicago
* King Nyani edition 2/3 will be installed at the Bruce Museum, CT, USA
* King Nyani edition 3/3 will be installed at Taronga Zoo, Sydney, Australia

The gorilla is a majestic animal and, as it shares 98% of our DNA, is one of our closest relatives. But our cousins are in trouble. There may only be 1000 mountain gorillas left in the wild and fewer than 3800 eastern lowland gorillas. And humans are the reason why. Illegal poaching, war and deforestation are making it harder and harder for this beautiful animal to survive. It’s up to us to save them.

Gillie and Marc have created this monumental sculpture entitled King Nyani. Nyani is ‘gorilla’ translated in Swahili. While traveling in Uganda, Africa, they became entranced by a silverback. The kindness, compassion and empathy he showed for his family made Gillie and Marc want to share the gentle side of this special creature with the world – a side that is often overlooked. Inspired by the iconic story of King Kong, the artists decided to give New York a different slant on the story. Now New York can fall in love rather than cower in fear as they see his true nature, while becoming the new champions for gorillas and their conservation.

This installation is the largest bronze gorilla sculpture on the planet and gives an interactive experience unlike any other. With his hand large enough to hold one or two people, the public can get up close and personal with this gentle giant where they will undoubtedly fall in love with him. In the movie, Kong picks up Ann in his hand to protect her. Now all of New York is invited to sit in his hand where it’s our turn to protect him.

King Nyani is the artists’ interpretation of this magnificent animal, and is intended to represent all gorillas, including mountain and lowland gorillas. He is part of the broader ‘Love The Last’ project – a social movement driven by public art to raise awareness, funds and support for endangered animals across the world, and to encourage people to take action before we lose these animals forever.

Help share King Nyani’s story through the hashtag #LoveTheLast

About WWF
For close to 60 years, the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has been working to protect both people and the natural world, aiming to protect the delicate balance in which our entire planet hangs. As the world’s leading organization for conservation, WWF works all around the world, collaborating with people from all walks of life to develop and deliver innovative solutions that protect all living things – people, animals and the environment.

WWF has been working successfully on many different strategies to protect gorillas. They have established a monitoring system for the illegal trade of gorillas while advocating for nations to enforce wildlife laws more effectively and educating communities on the dangers of eating bushmeat. They have also trained and provided equipment to local authorities to help combat poaching, conducted research to monitor populations, established protected areas to preserve gorilla habitats and established and promoted ecotourism, an initiative that positively benefits both gorillas and local people. As a result of WWF’s work, mountain gorilla numbers have increased by 17% in the Virunga Mountains, bringing a species back from the brink of extinction and making it the only wild ape in the world with an increasing population. Their integrated approach to conservation has proven to be effective.

By supporting WWF you are ensuring that these beautiful creatures remain on the planet and that their habitat, which as the world’s second-largest remaining rainforest plays a critical role in mitigating climate change, survives for generations to come. You are also helping to improve the lives of local community members and ensure they are part of developing long-term, sustainable conservation solutions for gorillas.

Artwork Features
Gillie and Marc love working in bronze for many reasons. Bronze is a very hardy material and will last forever. As experts in coloring bronze, Gillie and Marc enjoy experimenting with their sculptures, adding a splash of color to brighten the work, making it even more unique. > Read more

For every purchase of a bronze sculpture you will receive a certificate of authenticity, titled, signed, dated and editioned by the artists.

Care Instructions
Bronze is very easy to clean, allowing you to enjoy your precious sculpture with minimal upkeep. > Read more

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Come Out, Come Out Tiger, Wherever You Are (Bronze Sculpture, Large)

Come Out, Come Out Tiger, Wherever You Are (Bronze Sculpture, Large)

Dimensions
55.9 x 90.6 x 57.1 (H*L*W) 992 lbs
142 x 230 x 145 cm (H*L*W) 450 kgs

Medium
Bronze

Style
Contemporary Sculpture, Wildlife, Happy Art

Edition Number
/10

Description
The game of hide and seek conjures feelings from our childhood of safety, love and joy. Gillie and Marc believe that all people and all creatures have the right to live in a world where safety and love are the rule, not the exception. Unfortunately, safety is often seen as a privilege rather than a right for many species of animals. Endangered species have had to hide from humankind for far too long. With 'Come out, come out wherever you are', the artists call on the world to welcome these species out from hiding and into a place of safety and love.

Artwork Features
Gillie and Marc love working in bronze for many reasons. Bronze is a very hardy material and will last forever. As experts in coloring bronze, Gillie and Marc enjoy experimenting with their sculptures, adding a splash of color to brighten the work, making it even more unique. > Read more

For every purchase of a bronze sculpture you will receive a certificate of authenticity, titled, signed, dated and editioned by the artists.

Care Instructions
Bronze is very easy to clean, allowing you to enjoy your precious sculpture with minimal upkeep. > Read more

Shipping, Returns and Refunds
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Tower of Love (Bronze Sculpture)

Dimensions
Sculpture
118.11 x 66.9 x 66.9 inch (H*L*W) 771 lbs
300 x 170 x 170 cm (H*L*W) 350 kgs

Base
7.9 x 66.9 x 66.9 inch (H*L*W)
20 x 170 x 170 cm (H*L*W)

Medium
Bronze

Style
Contemporary Sculpture, Happy Art, Animals

Edition Number
/8

Description
If you imagined a tower made of things Gillie and Marc love, it might look something like this - because that’s exactly what it is! Taking a few of the things they love most - besides each other, of course - and creating a tower out of them is one of their favourite things to do. In this tower, they showcase a bear, a pear, two rhinos, a camera, a cup of coffee and a hippo gazing down over it all, creating a whole greater than the sum of its parts.

Artwork Features
Gillie and Marc love working in bronze for many reasons. Bronze is a very hardy material and will last forever. As experts in coloring bronze, Gillie and Marc enjoy experimenting with their sculptures, adding a splash of color to brighten the work, making it even more unique. > Read more

For every purchase of a bronze sculpture you will receive a certificate of authenticity, titled, signed, dated and editioned by the artists.

Care Instructions
Bronze is very easy to clean, allowing you to enjoy your precious sculpture with minimal upkeep. > Read more

Shipping, Returns and Refunds
Please visit this page to learn all about our policies. > Read more

Mastodon (Bronze Sculpture)

Dimensions
118.11 inch (H)
300 cm (H)

Medium
Bronze

Style
Contemporary Sculpture, Wildlife, Happy Art

Edition Number
/1

Description
Mastodons went extinct over 10,000 years ago, and it’s mind-blowing to think that human beings once walked among these elephant ancestors. With this sculpture, the Mastodon is alive once again, a permanent fixture at Lakeshore Museum Centre in Michigan, USA. Emerging from a manhole, he is in a place where his fellow Mastodons once roamed thousands of years ago.

Artwork Features
Gillie and Marc love working in bronze for many reasons. Bronze is a very hardy material and will last forever. As experts in coloring bronze, Gillie and Marc enjoy experimenting with their sculptures, adding a splash of color to brighten the work, making it even more unique. > Read more

For every purchase of a bronze sculpture you will receive a certificate of authenticity, titled, signed, dated and editioned by the artists.

Care Instructions
Bronze is very easy to clean, allowing you to enjoy your precious sculpture with minimal upkeep. > Read more

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Animal Compassion Towers (Bronze Sculpture)

Animal Compassion Towers (Bronze Sculpture)

Dimensions
118.1 x 31.5 x 31.5 inch (H*L*W) 17637 lbs
300 x 80 x 80 cm (H*L*W) 8000kg

Medium
Bronze

Style
Contemporary Sculpture, Wildlife, Happy Art

Edition Number
/3

Description
These towers are the byproduct of Gillie and Marc asking and answering a simple question: what would a stack of our favourite things look like? From big cats to apes, rhinos to hippos, cameras to that perfect cup of coffee, these towers remind us all that while our passions may differ, they’re part of what makes us special, and that it’s important for each of us to always celebrate the things we love most.

Artwork Features
Gillie and Marc love working in bronze for many reasons. Bronze is a very hardy material and will last forever. As experts in coloring bronze, Gillie and Marc enjoy experimenting with their sculptures, adding a splash of color to brighten the work, making it even more unique. > Read more

For every purchase of a bronze sculpture you will receive a certificate of authenticity, titled, signed, dated and editioned by the artists.

Care Instructions
Bronze is very easy to clean, allowing you to enjoy your precious sculpture with minimal upkeep. > Read more

Shipping, Returns and Refunds
Please visit this page to learn all about our policies. > Read more

Diprotodon (Bronze Sculpture)

Dimensions
70.9 x 137.8 x 51.2 inch (H*L*W)
180 x 350 x 130 cm (H*L*W)

Medium
Bronze

Edition Number
/1

Description
Diprotodon is classified as “megafauna” and is more affectionately known as a giant wombat. It is the largest marsupial ever to live and first existed 1.6 million years ago. In 2011, a diprotodon skeleton called Kenny was found in Eulo in outback Queensland. Kenny is one of the largest and best-preserved megafauna skeletons ever discovered.

Gillie and Marc were commissioned by Paroo Shire Council to recreate Kenny in bronze. The artists worked with paleontologists from Queensland Museum to use Kenny’s bones to recreate a biologically accurate, life-sized bronze sculpture. The bronze statue has helped create Paroo as a destination to learn about fossils and mega fauna in general. In fact, on the Outback Queensland website it lists the statue as the number one tourist site above mud springs, air raid shelters and rivers.

Artwork Features
Gillie and Marc love working in bronze for many reasons. Bronze is a very hardy material and will last forever. As experts in coloring bronze, Gillie and Marc enjoy experimenting with their sculptures, adding a splash of color to brighten the work, making it even more unique. > Read more

For every purchase of a bronze sculpture you will receive a certificate of authenticity, titled, signed, dated and editioned by the artists.

Care Instructions
Bronze is very easy to clean, allowing you to enjoy your precious sculpture with minimal upkeep. > Read more

Shipping, Returns and Refunds
Please visit this page to learn all about our policies. > Read more

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