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- Title
SLIPPERY SIGNIFIERS IN GAYLE WEITZ'S FOXY, CHICKENHEARTED, AND HAREBRAINED HUMANANIMALS.
- Authors
SMITH-SHANK, DEBORAH L.
- Abstract
The article discusses the work of Gayle Marie Weitz, an artist and educator whose large scale, fantastic creatures, which she calls "Humananimals" engage the child-me, and take me to a place of charm and peace where animals can speak English, play games, and share their wisdom. The "Humananimals" is a series of 12 adult-size carved, painted, and collaged cabinet-sculptures. Weitz invites people to question not only the humananimals' identities, but ones own. She explains that anthropomorphizing is attributing human characteristics to nonhuman beings or things. She states that animals are often depicted as creatures with human abilities, such as Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, and Winnie the Pooh.
- Subjects
WEITZ, Gayle Marie; ARTISTS; EDUCATORS; ANIMAL sculpture; ANIMALS in art; ANTHROPOMORPHISM in art; ABILITY; MICKEY Mouse (Fictional character); BUGS Bunny (Fictional character)
- Publication
Visual Culture & Gender, 2012, Vol 7, p49
- ISSN
1936-1912
- Publication type
Article