{"id":3183,"date":"2012-01-31T10:03:53","date_gmt":"2012-01-31T17:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/?p=3183"},"modified":"2019-06-13T16:07:39","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T20:07:39","slug":"menagerie-steam-whistle-february-art-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/menagerie-steam-whistle-february-art-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Menagerie &#8211; Steam Whistle February Art Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday at 7:00pm until Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 12:30am<br \/>\nMenagerie \u00c2\u00a0: \u00c2\u00a0An Anthropomorphic Art Show<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Menagerie\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is an art show that engages the imaginative exploration of anthropomorphism \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the attribution of human qualities to nonhumans. Through visual study, nineteen local up-and-coming artists will explore the idea of anthropomorphism as a form of self-extension. As we \u00e2\u20ac\u0153humanize\u00e2\u20ac\u009d nonhuman entities, personal relationships are established, and a special &#8211; sometimes disturbing &#8211; attachment is then applied to the animal or object. This can be seen from our naming of pets, to drawing faces on inanimate objects, to shouting at a car when it has broken down. Through us, the animal\/object takes on its own humanity. The result of this visual exploration is a modern bestiary &#8211; a collection of creatures, human and nonhuman, situated and interacting in contemporary society.<\/p>\n<p>A group show featuring our own<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #888888;\"><strong> Al\u00c3\u00abna Skarina<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #888888;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">J<\/span><\/span>oin them for the Opening Night Party, Thursday February 2nd 2012 from 7-11 pm. Steam Whistle Brewing, The Roundhouse, 255 Bremner Blvd.,Toronto or visit the brewery during all of February long to check out the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.steamwhistle.ca\/events\/eventdetail.php?id=625<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3187\" title=\"esprit_send\" src=\"http:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/esprit_send1.jpg\" alt=\"esprit_send\" width=\"550\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/esprit_send1.jpg 340w, https:\/\/www.reactorart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/esprit_send1-300x238.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thursday at 7:00pm until Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 12:30am Menagerie \u00c2\u00a0: \u00c2\u00a0An Anthropomorphic Art Show \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Menagerie\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is an art show that engages the imaginative exploration of anthropomorphism \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the attribution of human qualities to nonhumans. 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