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CUTE IS DEAD.
PINK BITES BACK.
THIS BEAR REMEMBERS EVERYTHING.

/ Series
BADASS PLANET
/ TITLE
PINK BEAR!
/ DIMENSION
60 W x 80 H
/ STATUS
SOLD
/ Overview
  • “PINK BEAR!” is a paradox wrapped in plush and dipped in rebellion. Half-cute, half-chaotic, this bear doesn’t sell hugs—it sells confusion, contradiction, and identity crises. It wears pink like armor, blending masculine defiance with a sugarcoated glitch. One eye’s innocent, the other’s a crime scene. This bear isn’t here to be loved—it’s here to remind you why love hurts.

    Text fragments spiral into an absurdist monologue. “I’m 100% man who loves pink.” “My ex is a panda.” “Serial Killer No.1.” These aren’t punchlines—they’re confessions from a generation raised by memes and heartbreak. With symbols of consumerism, violence, lust, and sarcasm stitched across its body, the bear becomes a walking contradiction—soft on the outside, screaming on the inside.

    This isn’t a teddy bear—it’s a mirror. A mirror for gender, for broken love stories, for the absurdity of what we idolize and market. “PINK BEAR!” isn’t asking for understanding. It’s demanding to be misunderstood—with style, with trauma, and with an unapologetic pink growl.

  • / Artist

    CANKUT KALYONCU

  • / Title

    PINK BEAR!

  • / Date

    Apr 2, 2021

  • / MATERIALS

    ACRYLIC, BALLPOINT

  • / DIMENSIONS

    60 W x 80 H

  • / MEDIUM

    MIXED MEDIA ON PAPER

  • / PRICE

    1.300 USD

  • / STATUS

    SOLD