Michael Doolan is a Melbourne-based ceramic artist. At first glance his work just seems so cute and fuzzy…cuddly bright little toys! But there is something unsettling and a bit disconcerting about them. Some of them are larger than life, which he does deliberately to make you feel like your childhood toys have grown in proportion to yourself - a frightening thought, particularly if you ever had a barbie!
I like art that unsettles me. I particularly like ceramic art that unsettles me. I also like art that makes me laugh.
And I like the fact that Michael's work does both.
Double whammy.
2 comments:
Ooo, they are cute, but i see what you mean about unsettling. Has he got an exhibition on at the mo'? I'd like to see them if he does. Thank you!
hi kirsten, not that I know of, but you could check with his gallery - Karen Woodbury - in Melbourne. cheers!
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