bazookajoeshow
May 26th, 2006, 07:00 AM
This episode is work safe.
Interview with Marina Bychkova about her enchanted dolls.
We discuss what inspired her to create her dolls; how long she has been making dolls; the materials she uses; what she finds so appealling about the fantastic and the romantic; how Disney changed her perception of fairy tales; the narrative of her dolls; her favorite fairy tale; archetypes in fairy tales from around the world; my favorite fairy tale; Godfather Death; why so many of her dolls are of women; Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray; perpetuating stereotypes of women; how long it takes to make her dolls; where she gets the supplies to create the clothing and jewellry for her dolls; new themes she would like to explore; Being John Malkovich; the Brothers Quay; experimenting with film; being inspired by Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride; her film project she created while in art school; dollmakers Heloise, Deanne Keeler and Jamie Williams; Chad Isley’s photos of her dolls on Flickr; deviantART; her interview on Pixelsurgeon; her appearance on Boing Boing.
View the video of Marina’s dolls.
Fetured song is “Jealousy†Annie Sidley.
http://www.smallworldpodcast.com/images/photo-marinabychkova.gif
Interview with Marina Bychkova about her enchanted dolls.
We discuss what inspired her to create her dolls; how long she has been making dolls; the materials she uses; what she finds so appealling about the fantastic and the romantic; how Disney changed her perception of fairy tales; the narrative of her dolls; her favorite fairy tale; archetypes in fairy tales from around the world; my favorite fairy tale; Godfather Death; why so many of her dolls are of women; Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray; perpetuating stereotypes of women; how long it takes to make her dolls; where she gets the supplies to create the clothing and jewellry for her dolls; new themes she would like to explore; Being John Malkovich; the Brothers Quay; experimenting with film; being inspired by Tim Burton’s The Corpse Bride; her film project she created while in art school; dollmakers Heloise, Deanne Keeler and Jamie Williams; Chad Isley’s photos of her dolls on Flickr; deviantART; her interview on Pixelsurgeon; her appearance on Boing Boing.
View the video of Marina’s dolls.
Fetured song is “Jealousy†Annie Sidley.
http://www.smallworldpodcast.com/images/photo-marinabychkova.gif