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Serena Bates's bronze sculpture, "Chameleon of the Sea," captures the captivating essence of an octopus. The artist has masterfully given the robust material of bronze an otherworldly, ethereal quality, making the cephalopod appear as if it's floating in a deep, mysterious ocean.

The sculpture's surface is finished with a stunning patina that gives it a beautiful, luminescent sheen, with colors shifting and glimmering, much like an octopus's own skin as it changes to camouflage itself. This play of light and color on the bronze surface truly evokes the magical, shape-shifting nature of the animal. The detailed and dynamic form, with its twisting tentacles and elegant body, transforms a solid sculpture into a graceful, fluid representation of a creature that is both a master of disguise and a hauntingly beautiful resident of the deep.

Material Bronze
Size 9H x 8W x 18L