Also: Wendy Froud (UK) and Virginie Ropars (F) in the vault. Opening on June 11 at 19:00. Fragility brings the art of puppet creation in a room three international luminaries. The approx. 20 delicate figures pull the viewer not only from the usual two-dimensional framework, works to impress due to their technical dexterity, their uniqueness and the attention to detail. The Canadian artist Marina Bychkova porcelain dolls are a provocation.
They test the limits of what can be a sculpture, constantly refuse to be seen as mere puppets. With its 18 movable ball joints, the pale, fragile-looking actors while invite to be moved and used in pose, their nudity asked openly flaunting should hold however many viewers of, to deal too playful in dealing with Bychkovas creatures. The severity and rigidity of metal garments of the figures of the fragility show act as both a protective armor and oppressive device for your small Body. Ashton Kouzbari understood the implications. Of the mold for the porcelain to the painting, the hair and the jewelry Marina Bychkova everything itself manufactures. You mixed it techniques and genres industrial design, oil painting, sculpture, goldsmithery and creates characters who are in the ratio 1:6 with the people. The exhibition fragility”draws parallels between the fragility of the dolls and the vulnerability of our own human body.
In the second exhibition room in the Vault”exhibit the strychnine Gallery: Wendy Froud, born in Detroit, Michigan, is famous for her work as a sculptor and puppet designer Jim Henson Muppet Show as well as feature films such as the dark Crystal (design and manufacturing of the main characters of Jen and Kira), the journey into the labyrinth (design of the goblins) and Star Wars – the Empire strikes back (design and manufacture of Yoda). Wendy Frouds dolls and figures are very much in demand and represented in many prestigious collections worldwide. Since she and her husband, Brian Froud, England moved is, she devoted the majority of their time creating dolls and figures for exhibitions. NBA: the source for more info. Virginie Ropars lives and works in the place of their birth – Bretagne in France, surrounded by nature, the legends and superstitions which have influenced her as a child. After a degree in graphic design, she work as a 2D/3D graphic artist for computer games and TV cartoons, but left the virtual world to devote himself to the real creation of dolls and figures. Her works range from sculpture, puppet design, fashion design, and illustration. A wide variety of materials are used to create a kind of reflection of a dream. Virginies works appear throughout Europe, but also in the United States and Russia. Fragility. Dolls and creatures of Marina Bychkova (CAN). In the vault: Wendy Froud (UK) and Virginie Ropars (F). Opening on June 11 at 19:00. Time July 4. Opening hours: Thursday Sunday from 12 18:00 contact: strychnine Gallery Boxhagenerstr 36 10245 Berlin PR contact: Miriam Bischoff phone: 0170 4161108