tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635045944898925218.post7055722431083751365..comments2024-02-03T06:01:51.760-08:00Comments on #StuckInPlastic: A Brave New (Toy) WorldMe2http://www.blogger.com/profile/00876209562167060846noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635045944898925218.post-42941337221682579132014-07-05T13:10:55.966-07:002014-07-05T13:10:55.966-07:00Lyn, one of the artists I talked to last weekend t...Lyn, one of the artists I talked to last weekend told me all about Marwencol. I am going to buy the documentary and watch it this week. The trailer had me hooked immediately. I am sure it will influence me as well. Strong stuff! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11220283697073318052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8635045944898925218.post-26912109399778429492014-07-04T12:31:28.878-07:002014-07-04T12:31:28.878-07:00Great post, Shelly! The biggest influence for me i...Great post, Shelly! The biggest influence for me in creating this kind of artwork is the world that Mark Hogancamp created with GI Joe and Barbie, as documented in the film Marwencol. Mark, who lives in upstate NY not far from Albany, has a neurological disability, the result of a bar fight in 2000, and his recreation of the Belgian town in WWII was his way of rebuilding his life after this devastating injury. I hear there's going to be a feature film as well about Mark and his town in the next couple of years. If you haven't seen Marwencol, I strongly suggest checking it out.Lyn Miller-Lachmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939121876262433495noreply@blogger.com