HMB artist exhibits in Altered Barbie Show
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Laura McHugh
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A vacant stare. Feet that are too wide for the stilettos. Barbie is 47 now, and has seen better days. Laura's work with images of Barbie, taken of dolls rescued from the thrift store bin, seek to explore the myth that Barbie is forever beautiful, young and perfect. Like all of us, time takes its toll on the doll.
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Half Moon Bay fine artist Laura McHugh will be exhibiting her "jacked up Barbie" pieces in the 5th Annual Altered Barbie Art Show 2007 in San Francisco. The Altered Barbie show is presented by Chatterbox International, and will feature 75 artists and vendors showcasing their visions and creations for saving the planet with a wide range of Barbie & Ken art and re-usable products that includes mixed-media, painting, printmaking, photography, quilts, and three-dimensional Barbies with video, performance and film.
The exhibits for the Altered Barbie Show 2007 feature artists who reinterpret and reassemble the idealized plastic doll, providing food for thought, plenty of laughter and memories. Is Barbie sacred or profane, chaste or erotic, personal or political? The 5h Annual Altered Barbie Show Recycled 2007, emphasizes reUse and ReCycled in the art shown at Market Street and AgeSong Galleries where Barbie is not who you think she is.
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Laura McHugh’s work incorporates collaged images onto intimate canvases that invite the viewer to remember Barbie’s better days. Laura’s Barbies were rescued from bargain bins at the thrift store and photographed in their natural state to show the passage of time. Distressed frames, with skin-tone paint, complement the Barbie images. All pieces will be for sale.
For more information about the artist, contact Laura McHugh. E-mail: [email protected] or Telephone: 650.743.2791. Artist website: http://artbylornadoone.com.
For more information on the 5th Annual Altered Barbie Show 2007, contact Julie Jill, Chatterbox International. E-mail: [email protected] or Telephone: 415.240.2202. Exhibit website: http://alteredbarbie.com.
ABOUT LAURA MCHUGH:
Laura McHugh moved to Half Moon Bay, California from Castro Valley in 2005 to live in a more art-centric community. She works at Gilead Sciences, Inc. in Foster City where she manages Global Environmental Health and Safety, but looks forward to early retirement to devote herself full-time to making and exhibiting art. Laura was recently accepted in the Minneapolis College of Art and Design’s Women’s Art Intensive, a program to support women in the fine arts that is in its tenth year. Her work has shown at SoCo Gallery in Half Moon Bay, the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, and East Bay Open Studios, Art & Soul Studio, Berkeley, California. Laura was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
ABOUT THE EXHIBIT:
The exhibit runs August 1st through August 19th 2007, with a Gala Reception and Barbie Ball on Thursday, August 1st at the Age Song and Market Street Galleries in San Francisco, California.
Age Song: 580 Hayes St. at Laguna
San Francisco, CA 94102
Open Wed-Sat 12-7, Sunday 1-5pm
415.431.8143
Market St. Gallery 1554 Market Street
(between Van Ness and Franklin)
San Francisco, CA 94102
Open Wed-Fri 12-6pm Sat & Sun by appt
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