Figurines of Fun

July 6, 2007 6:49 PM

Barnaby Barford cuts up china figurines and rearranges them in amusing ways. Shary Boyle's art is similar, but darker.
posted by WPW (6 comments total)

Some of both could be considered mildly NSFW.
posted by WPW at 6:50 PM on July 6, 2007

I saw Shary Boyle do the "live projection" thing on that Will Oldham tour, and it was pretty damn great. Sounds sort of pretentious, but its almost like hand-made live animation. Loved it.
posted by fillsthepews at 7:19 PM on July 6, 2007

Boyle's work is interesting. Thanks for this, WPW.
posted by weapons-grade pandemonium at 7:42 PM on July 6, 2007

Barford's captions-as-titles is weak, but I die that I can't have Boyle's collection. She's a genius.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 7:47 PM on July 6, 2007

I really enjoyed the production pieces as well. Thanks for the link.
posted by fiercecupcake at 9:30 PM on July 6, 2007

The American ceramic artist Paul McMullan has a similar interest in the possibilities of cut-up and pop culture that springs from the vast variety of readymade ceramic molds out there. I liked both the artists here. I think Paul adds to the conversation a tremendous sense of color and a great sense of experimentation - I like the way the colors and drawings in Paul's work cross from one readymade form to the next such that it (color and line) becomes a separate, contrasting and complimentary element to the sculptural form.

Nice links! Thanks!
posted by Slothrop at 6:35 AM on July 7, 2007