It takes two

This is a modern abstract sculpture depicting male and female forms connected together and making a heart-like shape with their bodies. The sculpture symbolizes a connection between male and female as a beginning for the new things Following a serious operation, Bob Allen was advised to take up carving to strengthen his left arm. Discovering he had talent, Allen began creating sculpture, taking his inspiration from nature, often carving wood using traditional tools and working in the open air. It Takes Two is a bronze cast of a carving from the fallen bough of an ancient English Yew listed in the Domesday Book. Allen's aim is to reveal the hidden quality in the wood, and here it was the female form that emerged first, later complemented with a male form.本作品为一件现代抽象雕塑，刻画了相互联结的男女形象，二者以躯体共同组成心形轮廓。该雕塑象征着男女之间的联结，以此作为新生事物的肇始。在接受一场重症手术后，鲍勃·艾伦（Bob Allen）被医嘱通过雕刻锻炼左臂肌力。艾伦发现自身颇具雕刻天赋后，便投身雕塑创作，其灵感多源于自然，常以传统工具雕琢木料，且多在户外开展创作。《It Takes Two》为一件青铜浇铸作品，其原型取自一棵收录于《末日审判书（Domesday Book）》的英国古紫杉的掉落枝桠所雕刻的原作。艾伦的创作宗旨是发掘木料中潜藏的特质，在此件作品中，女性形象率先浮现，随后辅以男性形象以完善整体造型。