Die Künstlerinnen-Barbie war Teil der Generation-Girls-Serie
von Mattel. Diese Serie portraitierte Barbie zur Jahrtausendwende in verschiedenen
kreativen Berufen - von der Künstlerin bis zur Filmemacherin.
Ausgestattet war sie nach dem klassischen Künstlerbild mit Malkasten,
Staffelei, Malkittel und drei gegenständlichen Malereien im Stil der französischen
Moderne.
Ich habe "Marie" über einen längeren Zeitraum zu meinem künstlerischen
alter ego erklärt und sie in ihrem Werdegang begleitet. Dabei habe ich
ihr verschiedene OUTFITS nach den Vorbildern
berühmter Künstlerinnen angefertigt, ihre Entwicklung in einem
BIOGRAFIEBAUKASTEN und der Vortragsperformance
KONSTRUKTION DER
KÜNSTLERIN dokumentiert und in ihrem Namen einen einen Ratgeber mit
TIPPS FÜR DIE JUNGE KÜNSTLERIN verfasst.
Ausstellungsansicht, ausgewählte "Outfits", 2020
DIE KÜNSTLERINNEN-BARBIE
"Marie Levi-Strauss"
"Marie Levi-Strauss"
ARTIST-BARBIE - "Marie Levi-Strauss"
The "Artist-Barbie"
was part of Mattel's Generation-Girls-Series. At the turn of the millennium
this series focused on creative professions. Artist, filmmaker, singer
were the current prospects designed for the Barbie doll and thus her clientele.
"Marie", the artist, followed the classical notion of the modern
artist and came complete with paint box, easel, coat and three paintings
resembling early 20th century French art.
For a while "Marie" became my artistic alter ego and I accompanied her in her career moves. I designed OUTFITS for Marie following examples of famous women artists of the 20th century. In BIOGRAPHY TOOLBOX and ARTIST'S SELF CONSTRUCTION MECHANISMS I documented the various steps of and influences on her artistic development. For MARIE'S ADVICE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS I became her ghostwriter and produced a synopsis of her experience in an guide book style text.
For a while "Marie" became my artistic alter ego and I accompanied her in her career moves. I designed OUTFITS for Marie following examples of famous women artists of the 20th century. In BIOGRAPHY TOOLBOX and ARTIST'S SELF CONSTRUCTION MECHANISMS I documented the various steps of and influences on her artistic development. For MARIE'S ADVICE FOR YOUNG ARTISTS I became her ghostwriter and produced a synopsis of her experience in an guide book style text.