You Make My Art Beat: Barbie Art

Boxed Barbies are effective conversation pieces that evoke childhood memories and adult fantasies.

Amsterdam Barbie, the first of these pieces, was inspired by observations I made in Holland of prostitutes standing exposed in their decorated windows. The other pieces evolved with Barbies as vehicles for nostalgia, ridicule and amusement. Boxed Barbies offer a polarizing commentary on the various roles available to women or inhabited by them. While some of these art pieces are quirky and fun, others have darker undertones.

AmsterBarbie

11" x 17"

New Gold Dream

11" x 7"

Maid in Heaven

11" x 7"

Ruby
11" x 7"

These pieces also incorporate an element of recycling. Each Barbie is positioned in a re-used mandarin orange crate decorated with fabric remnants, paint and other items that typically would end up as garbage, or at best, in a bag destined for the charity shop.

Sew Super

7" x 7"