curious things.

beautiful things: marina bychkova

 

i love this photograph of marina bychkova and one of her creations (from cisley’s flick stream).  i am perpetually enchanted by images of artists  with their work, particularly when it is sculptural, or in 3 dimensions.

honestly i’ve always had mixed feelings about bychkova’s dolls; the craftspersonship is clearly phenomenal, and the way she joints her bodies, the range of movement she achieves…well, it’s quite breathtaking.  plus the costumes are nothing but stunning.  the faces, though…just…they’re not so much my thing.  sweet but not arresting.  something about the strong anime influences.  they look like drawings, not creatures – which is interesting, and they’re certainly very pretty – but they don’t speak to me.  it’s a personal preference thing.  they’re undeiniably beautiful just…well.

 

 however.  her work is certainly worth looking at, and if you do, you should also check out her blog to see the piece about how she made this marie-antoinette wig (behind-the-scenes shots!  hurrah!).  and there’s an audrey kawasaki picture in the background.