Art & Anthropomorphism

Painting, Animal podcast, Gevorg Sinanyan

Animal podcast

Gevorg Sinanyan

Painting - 114 x 133 x 2 cm

$2,100

Sculpture, Boss Tiger, Yaniv Edery

Boss Tiger

Yaniv Edery

Sculpture - 70 x 70 x 60 cm

$78,486

Sculpture, Tororeador, Perrotte

Tororeador

Perrotte

Sculpture - 131 x 45 x 45 cm

$14,116

Painting, Monsieur Flamant, Golnaz Afraz

Monsieur Flamant

Golnaz Afraz

Painting - 40 x 30 x 1.4 cm

$1,355

Print, Degas, Markus Pierson

Degas

Markus Pierson

Print - 71.1 x 61 x 5.1 cm

$800

Painting, Untitled (Royal Officer 2), Prince Obasi

Untitled (Royal Officer 2)

Prince Obasi

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm

$4,500 $4,050

Print, When Mrs. Jenkins saw how good Jimmy could do it, she picked him as the judge for Miss Dog America, Donald Roller Wilson

When Mrs. Jenkins saw how good Jimmy could do it, she picked him as the judge for Miss Dog America

Donald Roller Wilson

Print - 76.2 x 51.4 cm

$5,500 $3,850

Print, Pour Feliciter, Marian Bocianowski

Pour Feliciter

Marian Bocianowski

Print - 7.5 x 9.5 cm

$169

Print, Dave Mattheus & Tim Reynolds, Alan Berry Rhys

Dave Mattheus & Tim Reynolds

Alan Berry Rhys

Print - 62 x 46 x 1 cm

$260

Print, Sans titre, Cécile Gambini

Sans titre

Cécile Gambini

Print - 50 x 35 x 1 cm

$169

Fine Art Drawings, La plume d'Eros, Hugues Gillet

La plume d'Eros

Hugues Gillet

Fine Art Drawings - 47 x 38 x 1 cm

$3,388

Print, Sans titre, Karine Rougier

Sans titre

Karine Rougier

Print - 50 x 70 x 1 cm

$169

Sculpture, Awakening, Gediminas Endriekus

Awakening

Gediminas Endriekus

Sculpture - 28 x 7 x 9.5 cm

$3,953

Print, Transhumans 2, Enki Bilal

Transhumans 2

Enki Bilal

Print - 76 x 56 cm

$1,807

Print, The masked life, La Robotte

The masked life

La Robotte

Print - 40 x 30 cm

$85

Painting, Ladybirds, Dominik Jasinski

Ladybirds

Dominik Jasinski

Painting - 80 x 70 x 2.5 cm

$2,936

Painting, Douce Vierge, Mehdi Mirbagheri

Douce Vierge

Mehdi Mirbagheri

Painting - 120 x 200 x 3 cm

$11,293

Print, L'Homme-Oiseau, Enrique Marin

L'Homme-Oiseau

Enrique Marin

Print - 76 x 92 cm

$621

Sculpture, Love Louve Camille (gauche, droite), Jean-Robert Drouillard

Love Louve Camille (gauche, droite)

Jean-Robert Drouillard

Sculpture - 34 x 7.5 x 9 cm

$7,600

Painting, Curiosités Bird 02, Karenina Fabrizzi

Curiosités Bird 02

Karenina Fabrizzi

Painting - 40 x 30 x 2 cm

$260

Print, Papa Poule, Mister Pee

Papa Poule

Mister Pee

Print - 47 x 37 cm

$158

Fine Art Drawings, Drôle d'oiseau, Pascal Marlin

Drôle d'oiseau

Pascal Marlin

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 14 x 0.1 cm

$169 $145

Painting, La ronde des masques, Franck-Bernard Gaulier

La ronde des masques

Franck-Bernard Gaulier

Painting - 28 x 81 x 0.3 cm

$565

Painting, Cat woman on green, Marian Williams

Cat woman on green

Marian Williams

Painting - 100 x 100 x 4 cm

$1,976

Art & Anthropomorphism

Of Greek origin, the term anthropomorphism is composed of the words "human being" and "form". In simple terms, anthropomorphism occurs when the characteristics of human beings are attributed to objects or creatures that are not human, such as gods, animals, phenomena or even ideas.

Anthropomorphism is already found in Egyptian art where natural phenomena, the cosmos, places as well as abstract concepts were early depicted as human-looking deities. The style continues to appeal to artists throughout the ages. For example, the master of surrealism, Salvador Dali, depicts in "The Anthropomorphic Cabinet" a woman whose chest is composed of open drawers, a symbolic representation of memory. 

Anthropomorphism is also used in literature and in the visual arts. Indeed, writers, such as Lewis Carroll and the rabbit of Alice in Wonderland or Jean de la Fontaine and his fables, are fond of it. In cinema and animation films, Walt Disney, who transforms into a living being any object of our daily life and humanizes the pet or wild animal, is an outstanding anthropomorphist. 

Our friends the animals are the favorite subject of anthropomorphs, whose purpose is generally to express a vision or a characteristic of the human race or society. Loved or feared, animal species have always fascinated man.  They remind us that our behavior is not so far from that of our fellow chimpanzees and that, strangely, some animals are sometimes much more human than we are. Man has always played on these similarities to express, in another way, his deepest instincts.  

But what about contemporary painters and photographers? Artsper has selected for you some works that will make you look at your dog with a different eye! 

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