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Nov 16, 2009 at 08:05 |
Toto, I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore. We are, however, still stuck firmly in the Bible Belt – where cars are beds, horses are people, and parking meters are big tasty lollipops (hallelujah and praise the lord!).
Designed to perplex and incite American street-goers everywhere; Mark Jenkins' weird and wacky street installations transform the everyday in to the bizarre. Most notable are his human life form pieces – hand-modelled on living, breathing adults and children – which crop up begging on street corners, asleep face down in their lunch, and upside down on street buildings.
We’re pretty sure it’s only a matter of time before some wanky art student writes a thesis on Mark’s work. It will probably contain words such as 'juxtapose' and 'confronting', and will tell us that Jenkins challenges the ordinary person’s reaction and empathy towards the experience of others (or something).
The rest of us unschooled suckers, however, will be thinking precisely thus: “WOW. That is a truly convincing dummy. I wonder if I could… maybe… have sex with that?”*
More at xmarkjenkinsx.com.
*Not that we condone this sort of hanky-panky business. You should probably take it out on a date first.
Posted By: Emilia Terzon
Tags: Art, Installation, Funny
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