Well I submitted my Barbie Angel Shadow Puppets to the Altered Barbie 09 - we shall see if I am accepted by the juror. But I wanted to share my Barbie Angel Shadow Puppets with you. The one above is Angel Barbie_ Cotton, and I have attached my Barbie Angel Shadow Puppets Artist statement below.
Barbie Angel Shadow Puppets
Altered Barbie 09 show Artists Statement
When I decided to do the Barbie show, all I had was a crazy idea that I would knock off Barbie, make her an angel, then dress her up in funny outfits. Of course I would do collages and since my medium at present are paper grocery bags and their images I thought, OK, I will create Barbie Angels and dress her using paper grocery bags. As I worked I realized that they had to be free standing, and unframed because I wanted the shadows to appear on the wall behind her. I wanted Barbie to not only be deceased but become a shadow of her former self; the Barbie Angel Shadow Puppet was born.
Meet Cotton, she has fixed wings. Cotton was designed to be held in front of a light source with the puppeteer creating wild shadows because of her wings and her fantastic ears. The next is Poochie, who also has fixed wings and her very own bone. The there is Cubs, she has movable wings each controlled by a stick; Cubs has wings that flap! I hope you enjoy them. I had a lot of fun making them.
Leigh Radtke 8-6-09
Altered Barbie 09 show Artists Statement
When I decided to do the Barbie show, all I had was a crazy idea that I would knock off Barbie, make her an angel, then dress her up in funny outfits. Of course I would do collages and since my medium at present are paper grocery bags and their images I thought, OK, I will create Barbie Angels and dress her using paper grocery bags. As I worked I realized that they had to be free standing, and unframed because I wanted the shadows to appear on the wall behind her. I wanted Barbie to not only be deceased but become a shadow of her former self; the Barbie Angel Shadow Puppet was born.
Meet Cotton, she has fixed wings. Cotton was designed to be held in front of a light source with the puppeteer creating wild shadows because of her wings and her fantastic ears. The next is Poochie, who also has fixed wings and her very own bone. The there is Cubs, she has movable wings each controlled by a stick; Cubs has wings that flap! I hope you enjoy them. I had a lot of fun making them.
Leigh Radtke 8-6-09
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