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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