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10 • POSTED ON May 15, 2008 May 21st to June 22nd, 2008, Featured Artist: Laura Lynn Eggleston
Vernissage, May 24th, 7 to 9 p.m.
Dress up as your own interpretation of Barbie or Ken and take your photo in the life size Barbie Box. Your donations will support The Stephen Lewis Foundation for children with aids in Africa.
The Barbie Show explores iconic Barbie. Parkdale Gallery Exhibition: The Barbie Show May 21st to June 22nd, 2008, Featured Artist: Laura Lynn Eggleston Vernissage, May 24th, 7 to 9 p.m. Dress up as your own interpretation of Barbie or Ken and take your photo in the life size Barbie Box. Your donations will support The Stephen Lewis Foundation for children with aids in Africa. The Barbie Show explores iconic Barbie. On a light and humorous note there is a series of famous paintings with Barbie doll heads. Less comforting abstract works based on the Barbie body types ask what our social messages are to young girls in terms of body image. The third part of the show uses Barbie as a metaphor for a plastic and shallow society. Titles include: Thin, Rich, and White, Barbie and Hillary, and Barbie Visits the Reservation-DOODLE BAG (with markers included). Alongside this collection of original acrylic paintings, there are some interactive surprises for you to play with. Finish off the show by taking photos of yourself in the life size Barbie Box as: Bald Ken, Geriatric Barbie, or Plus-size Barbie. Maybe you will prefer to be a Barbie bride with veil and bouquet. Since the Barbie doll was launched in1959, this unique toy has become a cultural icon. In recent years, Barbie as a role model for young girls has attracted a high degree of scrutiny. One of the most common criticisms of Barbie is that she promotes an unrealistic body image for a woman. The full size Barbie would be 5 feet 9 inches tall, have a 36 inch chest, 18 inch waist and 33 inch hips. In 1965 Slumber Party Barbie came with a book entitled How to Lose Weight which advised: Don't eat. Her pink bathroom scales read 110 lbs, which would be around 35 lbs underweight for a woman of her size. Laura Lynn Eggleston has been drawing or painting the human figure for thirty-five years, and has taught high school art. After spending several years in Toronto, Laura Lynn moved to Ottawa in 1995. Her works have been featured at Parkdale Gallery in Human Form and Modern Still Life. Parkdale Gallery celebrates the diversity of artistic visions. Featured artists and sculptors, established or newly emerging talents, are represented. Website: parkdalegallery.com Email: theparkdalegallery@rogers.com Phone: (613) 614-4308
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