MeringONE (sthg like “big meringue”) is the theme launched for the next
DCCI contest in Calenzano near Florence,
next Nov 27th. And the
porcelain piece pictured above is, to my delight,
the very epitome, the condensed form of what I mean when I say a doll is a meringue:
something sugary, twee, frilly, too beaded, too laced, hyperdecorated, sometimes kitsch. But this one has something more: irony, irreverence, and a bunch of
Barbielike legs kicking in the air! It’s one of the visionary sculptures by Shary Boyle, a Canadian artist. I suggest
you visit her whole gallery to
refresh your notion of meringue and to
nurture your expectations about the above mentioned dollcultural contest, i.e. MeringONE!
MeringONE (nome che somiglia a “grande meringa”) è il tema lanciato per il
prox contest DCCI di Calenzano per il 27 Novembre di quest’anno. E
l'oggetto di porcellana qui sopra raffigurato è, per mia delizia,
l’autentica epitome, il condensato di tutto ciò che intendo quando dico che una bambola è una meringa:
qualcosa di zuccheroso, stucchevole, tutto-balze, troppo imperlato, troppo impizzettato, iperdecorato, a volte kitsch. Ma questa qui sopra ha qualcosa in più: ironia, irriverenza e un mazzo di
gambe similBarbie che scalciano nell’aria! È una delle visionarie statuette dell’artista canadese Shary Boyle. Suggerisco di
visitare per intero la sua galleria per
rinfrescarvi la nozione di “meringa” e per
nutrire le vostre attese riguardo il summenzionato contest dollculturale MeringONE!
Contest rules and regulations coming soon! * a breve il regolamento del contest!
I'm missing Rimini Fashion Doll Convention this year, but I sent there a specially commissioned full colour leaflet -STRIKE A POSE - featuring Artist Creations' (Rome-based creative duo) Madonnadolls display. This small special is our new way of promoting your signature creations and evens as OOAK artists or doll-related craftmen. It's a way of being distributed as cover of a Doll News issue, with graphic style and contents accuracy guaranteed by Doll Collectors' Club Italia. You can order how many copies you want. Artist Cretions pioneered: who's next?
Every logo has a story – which may also sometimes become a case history. This is however (only in Italian, sorry) the story behind my request to Emma for a “B the #1” event logo featuring an unmistakable Barbie eye. BTW, I read days ago about a research stating that we recognize people by their eyes. The same we do, I guess, when we identify dolls… i.e., a particular category of individuals. This makes me even happier for choosing the Barbie–eye logo solution.
