--- title: "Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog — Anamorphic Sculpture" description: "I have a passion for frogs. I can’t hide that. I’ve been studying and playing with frogs since I was a child in South Africa and have been sculpting them f" lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "alternateName": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://sentient.art/sentient-art-logo-dark.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Sculpture editions and unique artworks by Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff — where art meets science.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org" } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "WebPage", "name": "Loading edition…", "description": "Loading edition details", "url": "https://sentient.art/edition/pura-vida-red-eyed-tree-frog", "isPartOf": { "@type": "WebSite", "name": "Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "url": "https://sentient.art" } }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "legalName": "Mathematics of Self Ltd.", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "logo": "https://wdrxdfvnnrdahkzifhxs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-assets/site-settings/logo/1779723800851-m6hr4e-Original-Sentient-Logo-Black.png", "founder": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Yifat Davidoff" } ] }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sentient.art/#website", "url": "https://sentient.art/", "name": "Official Site: Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff", "description": "Art born from science. Jonty reveals hidden forces of reality through works that make perception shift. Everything is not as it seems.", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sentient.art/#org" } } ] }, { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "VisualArtwork", "name": "Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog", "url": "https://sentient.art/edition/pura-vida-red-eyed-tree-frog", "image": "https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/edition-images/edition-1de98a1a-a32e-4d7b-bf7c-b253387259a1-compressed-1778932062747.jpg", "inLanguage": "en", "dateCreated": "2018", "artMedium": "Gypsum, Acrylic, Ttitanium And Steel", "artworkSurface": "40w x 45h x 40w", "description": "I have a passion for frogs. I can’t hide that. I’ve been studying and playing with frogs since I was a child in South Africa and have been sculpting them for nearly a decade now. So when Steph Froment, my gallerist in Lausanne, sent a picture on Whatsapp of the Red Eyed Tree Frog, I almost fell off my chair! I was overwhelmed with love for this little guy (not the gallerist, the frog :-). That little face is just pure adorableness.Pura Vida, in English, means “Pure Life”. However, these two words have taken on a much deeper meaning in Costa Rica. Pura Vida! It says that no matter your current situation, life for someone else can always be less fortunate than yours. So you need to consider that maybe…just maybe, your situation isn’t all that bad and that no matter how little or how much we have in life, we are all here together and life is short…so start living it “Pura Vida style”.", "creator": [ { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jonty Hurwitz", "sameAs": "https://sentient.art/about" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "Dr. Yifat Davidoff", "sameAs": "https://sentient.art/about" }, { "@type": "Person", "name": "sentient.art" } ], "isPartOf": { "@type": "CollectionPage", "name": "Edition of Originals" } } ] --- [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [ The Art of Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff ](/) [](/ "Home") ![sentient.art](/sentient-art-icon.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo.png)![sentient.art](/sentient-art-logo-dark.png) # Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog Edition Size:  99 Artist Copies:  9 Year:  2018 Dimensions:  40w x 45h x 40w (cm) Materials:  Gypsum, Acrylic, Ttitanium And Steel ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog, Gypsum, Acrylic, Ttitanium And Steel, 2018](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-1de98a1a-a32e-4d7b-bf7c-b253387259a1-compressed-1778932062747.jpg?width=1600&quality=85&resize=contain) ## Related concepts - [Anamorphic Sculpture](/concepts/anamorphic-sculpture) - [Optical Illusion Sculpture](/concepts/optical-illusion-sculpture) - [Privileged Viewpoint](/concepts/privileged-viewpoint) - [Observer-Dependent Reality](/concepts/observer-dependent-reality) - [Optical Illusion](/concepts/optical-illusion) - [Anamorphosis](/concepts/anamorphosis) - [Mirror Anamorphosis](/concepts/mirror-anamorphosis) - [Mathematical Sculpture](/concepts/mathematical-sculpture) - [Anamorphic & Illusion Art Editions](/concepts/anamorphic-art-editions) ![Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog — Jonty\_PV\_Waterfall+%28Large%29-web.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/1de98a1a-a32e-4d7b-bf7c-b253387259a1/1762443455127-1-Jonty_PV_Waterfall+%28Large%29-web-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog — Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog Jonty Hurwitz and Yifat Davidoff 2.png](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/1779317265961-6z29g1s.png?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ### Crane Court Gallery ![Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog — side-on+Frog+hires-web.jpg](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/1de98a1a-a32e-4d7b-bf7c-b253387259a1/1762443455912-2-side-on+Frog+hires-web-web.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ![Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog — Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog Jonty Hurwitz and Yifat Davidoff 1.png](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/content-assets/1779313354918-9lb4amk.png?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) ### Eden Gallery I have a passion for frogs. I can’t hide that. I’ve been studying and playing with frogs since I was a child in South Africa and have been sculpting them for nearly a decade now. So when Steph Froment, my gallerist in Lausanne, sent a picture on Whatsapp of the Red Eyed Tree Frog, I almost fell off my chair! I was overwhelmed with love for this little guy (not the gallerist, the frog :-). That little face is just pure adorableness.Pura Vida, in English, means “Pure Life”. However, these two words have taken on a much deeper meaning in Costa Rica. Pura Vida! It says that no matter your current situation, life for someone else can always be less fortunate than yours. So you need to consider that maybe…just maybe, your situation isn’t all that bad and that no matter how little or how much we have in life, we are all here together and life is short…so start living it “Pura Vida style”. Read more ↓ ## You might also like [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, The Jungle Secret, Stainless Steel And Matte Laminated Vinyl Print On PVC Board, 2026](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/edition-images/edition-31f02cea-7421-4d77-9eb3-c95d43e60a09-compressed-1778848719046.jpg?width=1024&quality=80&resize=contain) The Jungle Secret Stainless Steel And Matte Laminated Vinyl Print On PVC Board Edition of Originals ](/edition/the-jungle-secret) [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, D'Art Frog, Resin, Acrylic And Stainless Steel, 2022](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/edition-images/edition-0c6f0efd-a8e0-4402-8b37-f2f6edc38f37-thumb-1786975758595.webp) D'Art Frog Resin, Acrylic And Stainless Steel Edition of Originals ](/edition/dart-frog) [ ![Jonty Hurwitz & Yifat Davidoff, Conciseness (dolphin), Bronze And Stainless Steel, 2017](https://fgxztnkqkimoutnckwrs.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/edition-images/edition-aa6fa10b-b2e0-444b-aeaf-6b192b0dae0d-thumb-1779669523220.webp) Conciseness (dolphin) Bronze And Stainless Steel Edition of Originals ](/edition/conciseness-dolphin) [View all editions](/) ## Contact for information, pricing and availability Re: Pura Vida: Red Eyed Tree Frog First Name \* Last Name \* Email \* Phone Message \* Notification preferencesI want to be notified when new pieces are created I want to be notified when the NFT collections are ready Submit [](https://www.facebook.com/ontyhurwitzart)[](https://www.instagram.com/jontyhurwitzart/)[](https://wa.me/447469152288)