Sculpture title: “'Archie" The Deep Water Angler Fish"

Materials: Steel with powder coat

Size: 36 inches wide by 8 feet high with pedestal

Price: $9,000

Piece is for sale

Artist: Richard Prazen

Artist's description of the art piece: "This welded metal sculpture is a rendition of an abyssal sea devil angler fish that is usually found off the coast of South Africa. The angry-looking deep sea angler fish has a right to be cranky. It is quite possibly the ugliest animal on the planet and it lives in some of the darkest depths of the ocean at between 650 feet and 2,000 feet. Their most distinctive feature is a dorsal spine that protrudes above their mouths like a fishing pole —hence their name.

"Their mouths are so big and bodies so pliable that they can swallow prey twice their own size. Female angler fish are usually larger than males. Some of the fish can reach up to 4 feet but are typically smaller than 1 foot in size. As an artist, I enjoy replicating some of the fascinating creatures that God has created, and I love spending time in the ocean so marine animals are particularly fascinating to me. I hope you enjoy Archie."

Artist's bio: Richard Prazen is a metal sculptor working with welded metal in many different forms and genres. He started by creating birds like eagles, hawks and other raptors but also loved creating other birds and animals.

He found that he enjoys creating fantasy art, and historical figures like American Indian, Roman, Spanish, cowboy and mountain man images. He did the Iron Man sculpture in St. George and the Spider at Lagoon amusement park. He also created a Thunderbird sculpture for the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds.

Find additional details about Richard and his work online at prazen.com