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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Visual Art Currently Swinging

Posted by Jen Graves on Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:13 PM

I'm not going to say anything about this yet. I will tell you that it's life-sized, it's made of clay and fake hair (which has swept a depression in the sand beneath the figure), and it's at Bellevue Arts Museum, in Tip Toland's show of figure sculptures. Toland was a Stranger Genius shorlister in 2007; more on her later. (I apologize for my bad video skills—I shot this yesterday and I'm inexperienced. But I do get to a closeup on the face at about 1:50, in case you start wondering.)

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Um... this looks like real titties on the poster frame. Not a good idea for an open post.

Posted by The CHZA on January 14, 2009 at 4:48 PM

Let me guess, the face is Toland's?

Posted by Luckier on January 14, 2009 at 4:51 PM

That is really fucking creepy.

Posted by N on January 14, 2009 at 4:52 PM

no cameras in the galleries, please

Posted by john on January 14, 2009 at 4:55 PM

fuck a duck, NSFW!

Posted by Max Solomon on January 14, 2009 at 5:06 PM

Jen, why do you hate those of us with real jobs?

Posted by Will in Seattle on January 14, 2009 at 5:08 PM

Actually, I gave Ms Graves a press pass, so she can take as many pictures or videos as she pleases!
Creepy? Imagine turning it on...in a dark gallery...with four other scuptures staring at you!
Can't wait to read the review.

Posted by Amanda from BAM on January 14, 2009 at 5:11 PM

The creepy passed for me pretty fast. I kept expecting her to slow down and stop. Her face looked blissed-out.

Posted by james jackhammer on January 14, 2009 at 5:53 PM

Beautiful detail work on the eye-wrinkles, or at least from what I can make out. What a lovely and spooky concept. Too bad I'm in the wrong state to see it in person.

Posted by meatwhichdreams on January 14, 2009 at 6:57 PM

Wow. This is awesome. The collarbones, the collarbones!

Posted by kk on January 14, 2009 at 7:18 PM

BTW, thanks, Jen. I'm not a huge fan of video clips in quasi-print media, but this is just great. And with the permission of BAM, no less. Congrats.

Posted by kk on January 14, 2009 at 7:20 PM

the flattened out butt cheeks is a nice touch, but the hands dont show enough ligament to match the shoulders and collarbones.

and why do all that detail and just do a pubic mound with a line cut into it?

Posted by Womyn2me on January 14, 2009 at 8:06 PM

omg. I'm gonna have to cross the lake for this. Eeeeegh. This will be ingrained in my retinas for the rest of the evening. Definitely creepy.

Posted by arts&letters on January 14, 2009 at 8:16 PM

Oh Will, why do you assume Hate? I thought you were about Hope and Promise and "Good Intentions". *sigh* Is compassionate conservativism really and truly dead?

Posted by treacle on January 14, 2009 at 8:53 PM

Creepy.

Posted by Greg on January 14, 2009 at 9:16 PM

OMG, I want this in my house.

Posted by The Cap'n on January 14, 2009 at 9:28 PM

CLOSEUP OF VAG, PLOX

Posted by DavidFaber on January 14, 2009 at 9:51 PM

Why do bosses hate employees who read SLOG? Why do employees have to read SLOG? Is it really that big a deal to employees with hateful bosses?

Posted by getTOwork on January 14, 2009 at 10:35 PM

The detail is great, but the mouth is a little Resusci-Anne... *flashback to smell of peroxide*

Posted by dod on January 14, 2009 at 10:50 PM

Where has it disappeared to? I want to see it. Farking YouTube.