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Funny Munnys: What is It About Vinyl Toys That Gets Everyone So Excited?new
Just about any artist can take the Munny, a chubby doll with an oversized head and cartoonish ears, and turn it into a unique character, a diminutive reflection of his tastes and sensibilities. What is surprising is the childhood glee that burns in the eyes of someone who has just opened a box containing one of these three-dimensional canvases.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Murphy |
08-20-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
'Ancient Highway' Sculpts Three Generations of Family with Concise and Poetic Prosenew
Author Bret Lott, a professor at the College of Charleston, deftly maneuvers across three generations, running a ribbon through the arms of despondent family members, using rhythmic, undulating prose to deliver an assiduous, heart-worn tale.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Murphy |
08-06-2008 |
Fiction
A Mini-opia: Susan Meyer's Installation is a Brave New World in Glass and Silvernew
Susan Meyer appears to long for the ideals of peace and harmony. Her new exhibit at Redux Contemporary Art Center (in Charleston, S.C.), called Together, uses photography, sculpture, video, and sound to create an alternate universe in which people communicate through silent gestures without moving. The inhabitants of this universe are miniature figures, all of them the size of pencil points, which Meyer has arranged in positions that suggest tranquility, love, and repose.
Charleston City Paper |
Kevin Murphy |
07-09-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
