About The Work
Laurie Simmons' fascination with dolls grew from the power she saw in their stiff or limited expressions which lend a certain neutrality to the figures. Placing these hand-held props in various situations and settings Simmons was able to have complete control over scenes where viewers could project their own emotions. The ventriloquist, then, became a natural theme for the artist interested in puppeteering and stage setting. Simmons pursued ventriloquism with thorough research in the late 1980s and finally made a number of dolls herself, dressing them in various clothes for the installation Clothes Make the Man (1992). The sideways, wide-eyed grin of a dummy in pyjamas gives a humored expression of an alter-ego who knows full-well who his master is.
About Laurie Simmons
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: The Artspace Art for Life Interview with Valeria Napoleone
- Art 101: A Critical Guide to Understanding Experimental Film
- News & Events: Step Inside Laurie Simmons's Modernist Dollhouse
- News & Events: Funny Strange or Funny Ha Ha? 11 Works of Concrete Comedy
- Interviews & Features: Porn, Philosophy, & Trout Fishing: Artist Aura Rosenberg on Finding Inspiration in the Rubble of Civilization
Vintage lithography
33.50 x 26.25 in
85.1 x 66.7 cm
This work is signed and dated by the artist.
About The Work
Laurie Simmons' fascination with dolls grew from the power she saw in their stiff or limited expressions which lend a certain neutrality to the figures. Placing these hand-held props in various situations and settings Simmons was able to have complete control over scenes where viewers could project their own emotions. The ventriloquist, then, became a natural theme for the artist interested in puppeteering and stage setting. Simmons pursued ventriloquism with thorough research in the late 1980s and finally made a number of dolls herself, dressing them in various clothes for the installation Clothes Make the Man (1992). The sideways, wide-eyed grin of a dummy in pyjamas gives a humored expression of an alter-ego who knows full-well who his master is.
About Laurie Simmons
From The Magazine
- Interviews & Features: The Artspace Art for Life Interview with Valeria Napoleone
- Art 101: A Critical Guide to Understanding Experimental Film
- News & Events: Step Inside Laurie Simmons's Modernist Dollhouse
- News & Events: Funny Strange or Funny Ha Ha? 11 Works of Concrete Comedy
- Interviews & Features: Porn, Philosophy, & Trout Fishing: Artist Aura Rosenberg on Finding Inspiration in the Rubble of Civilization
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