Transcript Un-fun Dolls

Un-fun Dolls
• Dolls have always been among the most
favorite children’s toys and made an
integral and vital part of any culture. The
basic notions of human relations and
complicated world order are passed on to
a child with the help of all sorts of toys. As
for traditional folk dolls, for centuries they
were means of passing sacred values and
knowledge to the following generation
Russian Nesting Dolls
or matryoshka dolls
African Dolls
• When the concept of "doll" is considered in
the context of African culture, they are
usually not children's playthings, but rather
objects used in ritual and religion. African
dolls are used to teach, and entertain, they
are supernatural intermediaries, and they
are manipulated for ritual purposes ie.
Fertility ceremonies
Guatemala Worry Dolls
Bottlecap and Wood
Made in Kenya
Folk Dolls
• The Russian folk doll boasts rich traditions
and history. There was time when dolls
saved people’s lives by replacing human
beings as victims in rites of sacrifice.
• Lifelike or anatomically correct dolls are
used by health professionals, medical
schools and social workers to train doctors
and nurses in various health procedures or
investigate cases of sexual abuse of
children.
• Artist Hans Bellmer made surrealistic dolls
that had interchangeable limbs in 1930s
and 1940s Germany as opposition to the
Nazi party's idolization of a perfect Aryan
body.
• East Village artist Greer Lankton became
famous in the 1980s for her theatrical
window displays using lifesize dolls and
took the art of doll making to a new level,
creating distressed, drug addicted,
anorexic and mutant dolls charged with an
edgy sexuality
Go
Shary Boyle
Canadian artist interned at Royal
Doulton
Chris Sickles
Your Challenge
• You are going to create an un-fun toy with a specific purpose (other
than comforting kids) You might create a ‘recycling doll’ out of
recyclables, a ‘way of the future doll’ made with computer parts, or a
good luck doll made out of lottery tickets. You doll might represent a
concept like ‘loneliness’ or chaos’.
• Use your sketchbook to plan and create thumbnails
• Use any materials you desire. Think outside the box!
• Create an environment for your sculpture. Where does your doll
belong? What types of objects would surround your doll?
• Photograph your doll. Make sure that the lighting is adequate.
Open your image in Photoshop or Paint.net and crop the image.
Other small alterations may be made to enhance your photo.
Photographs should be submitted to Ms. MacFarlane’s Inbox
• Due date: (sculpture and photograph) Thursday May 27th.
Marking Scheme
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Developed concept 3pts
Use of materials 3pts
Aesthetically appealing sculpture 3pts
Environment 3pts
Photograph (adequate lighting, appropriate angle, etc.)
3 pts