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In recent years the life style of living with pets is spread more and more, the presence of animals, has become what a jerk and familiar for us. Certainly, and dogs who come to pick the way back to the door opening, such as cats coming sunk to the futon, their "cute" behavior is human itself. As if family and lover, but unintentionally tend to anthropomorphize them. This time, such us, pick up a movie and exhibitions to convey the characteristics and function of "animal" is inherent. "Cute" is presence of animals that do not fit addicted to figure, I wonder me what you tell me who live with pets?

2005, animal animation of Dream Works, which records a hit $ 500 million breakthrough "Madagascar". Its sequel"Madagascar 2"From There, March 14Shinesezon ShibuyaIt is published by the. NY of the lion that escaped from the zoo Alex, zebra Marty, giraffe Melman, this work hippopotamus and a good friend four animals sets of Gloria, 4 animals Penguins who appeared. In previous work popular us of this big city is, but I think even a state you've reached the island of Madagascar, regardless drawn, become the stage of this work is the African continent that nature is spread. In its place should be home, they confused the wild animals was a former associate. Severity and of competitive society to know from the boss fight of the Lion, such as the loss of the identity of around a zebra of property to act in the flock, many of the problems they face, overlaps with our own to live in human society problem. Their appearance, such as if it were human beings continue to grow over the difficulties, to deploy along with the powerful image of the wild beasts, would say that the charm of this work unique. From March 6,Logos galleryIn, photo exhibition"Backbone and functional beauty of Eiji Yuzawa photo exhibition BONES animal"There has been held. This exhibition, works from the photo album consisting of the 2008 photograph and commentary sentence of the skeletal specimens of publication "BONES animal skeleton and functional beauty" Exhibition. The book, which is highly regarded as a fusion of animal morphology and art has been realized. The were taken these photos, advertising, beside to gain experience as a photographer in the magazine field, the photo has held a large number also solo exhibition of works that the surrealism and theme house, Eiji Yuzawa. In this time of the shooting, Yuzawa said sticking to the natural light of the "black endlessly deep darkness, strong light of white, and to express the soft light visible on captured background" were taken to the concept, called. The emerge from strong natural light stab in the dark is, honor the hardiness, such as if I were alive, of a variety of animal skull, spine, such as the foot bone. Literally it dwells in stripped fallen form of excess fat, the animals hidden functional beauty, breathtaking involuntarily.
Human Trust Cinema ShibuyaIn, until March 19,『旭山動物園物語〜ペンギンが空をとぶ〜』There's in public. Stage of this work, Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. This zoo that many times was in danger of closed down from 1997, "animals will reproduce the site to live in the wild, there life style in the show to the audience," that in the wake of that started the "action exhibition" gradually gained popularity and now has recorded the attendance of 300 million people per year. Among the movie, is a major attraction of the Asahiyama Zoo, penguins to swim to fly in the sky, such as the orangutan running down leisurely a rope stretched on the ground 17 meters, animals is the figure to move around by taking advantage of the inherent properties, is projected plenty . In addition, the fact of this work of the theme that movie the way of Asahiyama Zoo to date in reference to the story of the director et al., Emerge along with the appearance of the animals that live in the law of the jungle of the world, strong person take advantage of the weak who "wisdom" of the human being unique. Or animals and humans to coexist how ... this work, a difficult theme that lies in modern society, tells us one answer.

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