"...the
'Dolls of the Apocalypse'
by Burnell Yow! are...disturbing,
in a sci-fi/horror movie way."
-
Pat Worrell,
American Craft Magazine, August 2005
It
has been said that the toys of childhood prepare one
for the realities of adulthood. If this is true, then
the recently discovered Dolls
of the Apocalypse may well be preparing
us for the end of life as we know it.
Philadelphia
intuitive artist Burnell Yow!, who uses found objects
in his art, has created a new horrific series of works
utilizing doll parts and other objects put together
in true Frankensteinian fashion. One can't help but
feel a bit like a time-traveling archeologist being
given a glimpse of a possible future in which a child's
toy reflects a post-apocalyptic world gone terribly
wrong. That the works are displayed on museum-style
pedestals and appear to be quite old lends an aire
of authenticity to this notion.
-Lisa
Murser
freelance know-it-all
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