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From: "steve abrams" <sapuppets-AT-gmail.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:12:03 -0400
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Puppetry as Art


Hmmm
It seems like you are asking for examples of puppetry the rise to the level 
of really fine visual art
however
When  I do talks or lectures for art students I like to include the fact 
that more than a few NAME artists had some connection with puppetry. Some of 
these might be useful to you.
Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee, Pierre Bonnard. Joan Miro, Jean Dubuffet to name 4

Oskar Schlemmer at the Bauhaus
could also name drop Georg Grosz, Ferdinand Leger, Oskar Kokoschka. Deigo 
Rivera (all mentioned in Eileen Blumenthal's book)

Alexandra Exter was an artist and set designer who designed some amazing 
cubist/modernist puppets for a film (never made)

Sophie Taeuber Arp's puppets from 1918 still look modern and maybe even sci 
fi ish

A number of artists known to us as puppeteers have  reputations in the art 
world
Ralph Chesse (WPA murals) Gustave Baumann

Janie Geiser had many drawings published in the NY Times

Illustrartor, Edward Gorey loved puppets and did some shows

and on, you get the idea
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For Sci Fi appeal-  puppetry was  an important part of the original King 
Kong movie

the Neil Gaiman/ Dave McKean "Tragical comedy or comical tragedy of Punch 
Judy" would be of interest
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Flat out beautiful puppets?
some Bunraku figures
Bruce Schwartz
dont overlook Bil Baird- his "sculptures" are distinctive and expessive
The late Arlyn Coad of Coad Canada designed some of the most beautiful 
puppets I can think of
At the other end of the spectrum- Peter Schuman's work is rough but intense, 
powerful and expressive

Best of luck with your talk
Knock em dead
Steve







----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kathleen David" <kathodavid-AT-mac.com>
To: <puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 8:35 AM
Subject: [Puptcrit] Puppetry as Art


>I am doing a lecture this year at DragonCon (a very large SciFi
> convention in Atlanta) for the Art Show about Puppetry as Art.
>
> I know who comes to mind to me for this topic but I really want to
> know who you think makes or what you think is Art Puppetry. This is
> more about the static image rather than the movement of the object
> since I am presenting it to a bunch of artists. Think "beautiful"
> puppets. *grin*
>
> Thanks-
>
> Kath
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