It embarrassed you when you brought your friends home from school. Maybe it still does. It is your Mom's 'Hummels'. A morose collection of cutesy ceramic figurines that she keeps in the China cupboard so as not to collect dust. You told her a hundred times they were dumb but man, the spanking you got when you 'accidentally' dropped one and the umbrella chipped was not worth the artistic duel.
But times they are a-changing. Thanks to London artist Barnaby Barford. He finds the dolls (probably for a pittance on eBay) and their ceramic counterparts and transforms them into sinister, yet darkly humorous modern sculptures. Placed in twisted street-real narratives, and dressed in hoodies, these ceramic sculptures actually seem, (can I say it?) cool. And what a way to recycle!
"Does this mean we're not getting any Presents? 2009
Ring-a-ring-a-Roses 2009
For more go to Barnabybarford.co.uk
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