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Category Archives: Fables and Visual Art

Hybrid Creatures

Saturday, May 30, 2009

I’ve just discovered the work of sculptor Patricia Picinnini and I’m excited to share it on this blog. She crafts three-dimensional modern fables that are also cautionary tales for an era of genetic tampering. Her Frankenstein creatures are posed in casual and intimate connection with lifelike sculptures of human children. The sculptures evoke opposing feelings [...]

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When Modern Fables Mix With Art History

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

The Birds by Marie Hines, 2003
Marie Hines combines a modern fable with a traditional Art Historical theme to create this provocative take on the annunciation. Hines’ composition uses familiar tropes: flowers, intense color, a winged messenger, and a pregnant Madonna. But Hines updates this classic theme by combining the ages-old story with a modern fable [...]

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