Hi Lizzy! I'm Pablito the curator of Mantastic. I really appreciate you mentioning the show even if it has a little sarcasm attached to it. I want to take the time to explain the mission of my show so you have a little more clarification. MANTASTIC NW is a select group of Portland based artists who celebrate the male form and body acceptance through visual art. As a collective of artists, our goal is to enrich the lives of people with our art and events. We are of the belief that art has a disproportionate amount of female figures compared to men, especially in nude forms. We are influenced by cultures that shame men for being bald, fat or hairy. We are also told that our genitals are shameful or inadequate. Mantastic NW is a group art show that wants to celebrate the male form and raise awareness of this gender bias within the art community and body shaming within the queer community. We are hoping to expand this show to women, POC and transgendered people who create male form art.