I was trying to find a specific art piece that interested me By Milton Glaser, the one where Bob Dylan is portrayed in black and has coloured stringy hair, that specific poster was mimiced by the 'Barbie' co-orporation where Barbie is seen on the poster with minor changes from the original one.
(Barbie is a fashion play doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959 where it made a huge hit immediatly after the product was introduced.
The Barbie doll was inspired by another fashion doll which is german made from the 1950's which was named Bild Lilli doll. )
Bild Lilli Doll.
One of the first Barbie dolls.
Wikipedia, 2001. [online] Available at: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie> [Accessed 16 December 2012 ].
Wikipedia, 2001. [online] Available at: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild_Lilli_doll> [Accessed 16 December 2012 ].
(Barbie is a fashion play doll manufactured by the American toy-company Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959 where it made a huge hit immediatly after the product was introduced.
The Barbie doll was inspired by another fashion doll which is german made from the 1950's which was named Bild Lilli doll. )
Bild Lilli Doll.
One of the first Barbie dolls.
Wikipedia, 2001. [online] Available at: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie> [Accessed 16 December 2012 ].
Wikipedia, 2001. [online] Available at: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild_Lilli_doll> [Accessed 16 December 2012 ].
But then I came through one of the 'Barbie' websites which shows different transformations that this famous blonde character went through to look like some of the well known famous art pieces we know today. http://www.barbiemamuse.com/eng/barbie_ga_man_ray.php
I recognised some of the original works which Barbie later imitated such as the piece by Man Ray, Andy Warhol and Erwin Blumenfeld.
My personal response consirning this movement is that i think it is good advertising from the Barbie corporation but at the same time I feel like it is degrading amazing pieces of artwork and making them look cheap.
I also think, and know that it is a fact that a huge transformation is shown here. Taking a famous art piece which is a part of history and transforming it exactly into a modern type of promotion. The painting and artworks are copied exactly but using Barbie's famous face in every one of them which I think is the whole transformation point of it, instead of for example, seeing Mona Lisa's dull looking face, one can see a smile and make-up.
Barbie Muse, 2009. [online] Available at: <http://www.barbiemamuse.com/eng/barbie_ga_Marylin_Warhol.php> [Accessed 14 November 2012 ].
I recognised some of the original works which Barbie later imitated such as the piece by Man Ray, Andy Warhol and Erwin Blumenfeld.
My personal response consirning this movement is that i think it is good advertising from the Barbie corporation but at the same time I feel like it is degrading amazing pieces of artwork and making them look cheap.
I also think, and know that it is a fact that a huge transformation is shown here. Taking a famous art piece which is a part of history and transforming it exactly into a modern type of promotion. The painting and artworks are copied exactly but using Barbie's famous face in every one of them which I think is the whole transformation point of it, instead of for example, seeing Mona Lisa's dull looking face, one can see a smile and make-up.
Barbie Muse, 2009. [online] Available at: <http://www.barbiemamuse.com/eng/barbie_ga_Marylin_Warhol.php> [Accessed 14 November 2012 ].
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