Sarina Brewer


Sarina Brewer is a Minneapolis-based American artist known for her chimeric taxidermy sculptures (combining anatomies of different species of animals).[1] Brewer is one of the individuals responsible for the formation of the genre of Rogue Taxidermy,[2] a variety of mixed media art.[3] She is one of the founders of the Minnesota Association of Rogue Taxidermists (MART),[1][4][5] an international collective of artists who use taxidermy-related materials (both organic and synthetic[3]) as the common thread to unite their respective styles of mixed-media sculpture.[6] The pioneering[7] work of Brewer and her fellow co-founders gained worldwide attention[7][8] in 2005 after they appeared on the front page of the New York Times art section[1] following their inaugural gallery exhibition. The article featured Brewer's taxidermy sculpture titled “Goth Griffin”.[6]An enthusiastic response from other artists after the exhibition led to the formation of the collective.[9] Immense public interest in the genre gave rise to an art movement.[8][9] Taxidermy art [a term used interchangeably with Rogue Taxidermy[8]] is a trend that started in Minnesota with the work of Brewer and fellow MART co-founders[8] and now has an international following.[2][8]

Ms. Brewer's work has received international recognition.[10][11] She has participated in exhibitions across the United States. Her work has been included in Midwestern, West Coast, East Coast, and European venues.[12] The Lubeznik Center for the Arts[13] and ArtStart[7] are among the Midwestern venues where her work has appeared.

Ms. Brewer holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design.[2] A primary directive throughout her career has been the humane sourcing of her animal materials.[10] No animals are killed for the specific purpose of making her art.[12]Her work is made from recycled animal components.[14] Her animal materials are salvaged from ethical sources such as natural deaths,[11][12] and she is noted as a trendsetter in this arena.[10][15] MART's no-harm-no-waste approach was one of the genre's founding elements[16] and the use of ethically sourced materials has since become a tenet associated with the art movement.[16] Brewer is regarded as an influential figure within the genre,[10][15] which has been noted for being largely female-driven,[17][18] and she is acknowledged for playing a role in the shaping of it aesthetically as well as ethically.[10][15]


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References

  1. 1 2 3 Topcik, Joel (3 January 2005). "Head of Goat, Tail of Fish, More Than a Touch of Weirdness". Art & Design. The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rivera, Erica (8 April 2016). "Crave Profile: Sarina Brewer and Rogue Taxidermy". CraveOnline. CraveOnlineLLC. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Lundy, Patricia (16 February 2016). "The Renaissance of Handcrafts and Fine Arts Celebrates Dark Culture". Dirge magazine. Dirge Magazine. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  4. ↑ Voon, Claire (14 October 2014). "Women Are Dominating the Rogue Taxidermy Scene". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 25 October 2016 – via vice.com.
  5. ↑ Chin, Richard (16 October 2014). "Caution: Rogue taxidermy is in season". TwinCities.com (St. Paul Pioneer Press). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  6. 1 2 Karsyn, Ally (25 June 2015). "The right stuff: Spirit Lake taxidermist pins down beauty". Life. Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 "Animal Dreams at ArtStart". starjournalnow.com (Star Journal). Multi Media Channels. 6 June 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Ode, Kim (15 October 2014). "Rogue taxidermy, at the crossroads of art and wildlife". Variety section. Star Tribune. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  9. 1 2 Robert Marbury (23 September 2014). Taxidermy Art. Artisan. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-57965-640-9.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 Grey, Jones (30 April 2015). "Artist Interview: Sarina Brewer". Sinical Magazine. Sinical Magazine LLC. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  11. 1 2 McDonald, Kate (22 April 2016). "Rogue Taxidermy Sculptor Sarina Brewer". Minnesota Original. PBS via Twin Cities Public Television. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  12. 1 2 3 Skinner, Quinton (15 October 2014). "Artist Sarina Brewer Expresses Herself Through Taxidermy". Lifestyle: People & Profiles. Minnesota Monthly Magazine. Retrieved 2 November 2016 – via MinnesotaMonthly.com.
  13. ↑ Cain, John (25 September 2016). "Celebrate 75 year with the Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra". Eye on the Arts. nwi.com (The Times of Northwest Indiana). Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  14. ↑ David Carrier; Joachim Pissarro (14 October 2013). Wild Art. Phaidon Press. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-7148-6567-6. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
  15. 1 2 3 Robert Marbury (23 September 2014). Taxidermy Art. Artisan. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-57965-640-9.
  16. 1 2 Langston, Erica (30 March 2016). "When Taxidermy Goes Rogue". Audubon. National Audubon Society. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  17. ↑ Alexis Turner (2013). Taxidermy. Thames & Hudson. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-500-51670-6.
  18. ↑ Niittynen, Miranda (2015). "Animal Magic; Sculpting Queer Encounters through Rogue Taxidermy Art". Gender Forum Internet Journal for Gender Studies. Vol. 55: pp.1,3. ISSN 1613-1878. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  19. 1 2 Butzler, Jeanie (12 September 2013), Animal Skins; Visual Surfaces, exhibition catalog: University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, p. 29

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