Star Wars Robots - Celebrity gossip

AT-AT robot, commonly known as Atilla, first appeared in Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back Episode in 1980. After many years of being a villain
it now decides to step back and enjoy life.

Atilla was a gigantic dog-like walker which transported weapons. Despite of its friendly look it was unfortunately bad and dangerous. Released as toys by several companies between 1980 and 1985 AT-ATs became the part of Empire Strikes Back's line and soon were very popular among kids and collectors. They also appeared in Star Wars video game in mid 90s.

Recently Atilla has been spotted by a photographer Nick Drummond. After many years of being a villain and the whole era in the film industry the robot has obviously decided to change its approach. Drummond reports that it now plays with cats, surfs, meditates and on the whole steps back to enjoy the world's beauty after all the time of evil. 

'I've been inspired with the Dalailama and Jesus' teachin and decided it's time to change my heart. I don't want to be bad any more. Actually I really like the smell of flowers!' - said Atilla.

What a transformation! After all AT AT deserves a bit of a chill!

Nick Drummond's AT-AT website: http://www.nickdrummond.co.uk/at-at/gallery/

Nick Drummond's AT-AT shop: http://www.nickdrummond.co.uk/at-at/shop/

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Maya Persson

The Anatomy Of A Toy

Creepy Toys Design - Jason Freeny

Jason Freeny is famous for creating dissected models of famous toys and childrens' fictional icons. He has already shown us the guts and bones of Mickey Mouse, Barbie, Sackman and many others. Now he has disclosed what Lego Men's intestins, liver and skeletone look like. If you are interested in alternative anatomy-learning methods - this might be something for you. Freeny's projects generate different feelings: from laughter to disguist. I'm not sure what message he is trying to put across, but his toys are for sure a statement of originality. As they are hugely popular among collectors, perhaps you'll be interested in buying one? Hand-made, one of a kind models are available for approximately £1000, but the prices for his 6cm-tall limited edition figurines start from £8. What begun 5 years ago as Jason's funny artistic project, transformed into a brand with a big commercial potential.

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http://moistproduction.com/Menu/index.html

http://store.qeeworld.com/skelanimals/skelanimal_freeny_blue

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MuaMua Toys

Hand-made toys
designed by Karolina Gościniak
from MuaMua Design Studio, Poland
http://www.muamuadesign.blogspot.com/

All photos taken from MuaMuaDesign weblog.

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I update my weblog so rarely, that different and sometimes contrasting inspirations such as childhood and its' innocence and adulthood and sex mix in it. I myself seem to be somewhere between those 2 states of mind and ways of living.
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Recenlty at my yoga classes I came across a small magenta leaflet of Mua Mua Design studio. I visited MM weblog. It is a project of Karolina Gościniak- a diplom designer from Poland inspired with her baby daughter. All illustrations, photographs and hand-made toys are dedicated to the little girl and her childhood world. Karolina also designs jewlery. She photographs her baby playing with the toys and posters of her own design. It is a lovely excample of how an artist can be even more creative with a child and join art and parenthood. It breaks a stereotype which says that a baby creates boundaries and that an artist can be creative only partying, drinking and abusing life, not taking care of a little human being. I most of all like crazy toys which come in different patterns.

More at:
http://www.muamuadesign.blogspot.com/
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Human Body As A Sex Toy

Barbitch
An Artistic Sex Version Of A Barbie
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Barbitch is a doll designed by an artist Carmen Gomez, born in Switzerland. She made her own version of a Barbie girl in a few different styles: a nun, a devil, a nurse, a terrorist etc. It is a provocative approach towards the world of toys, which are very often very sexual and also the subject of femininity. Women are frequently being treated not as entire human beings (body and soul), but mostly in a sexual way, like toys. They are taught not to be too clever or to pretend so and expose their sexual values instead of their broad mind. Children think that playing with a Barbie, which is a substitute of a grown up woman, is fine. As adults we often have serious problems with approaching females seriousely, speaking about them without abusive words and not trating them and their bodies like sex toys. Carmen's artworks also show that there is a sexual side of hard and tough women, even terrorists. The project is provocative. Barbitch exhibition was presented at Fumetto Comics Art Festival in Luzern, Switzerland.

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More about the Barbitch project:
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile/Carmen+Gomez/31978.html

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People often ask me to explain what particular artworks are about, what was the artist's message, as they don't understand it cearly. For me privately Carmen's dolls are in a way about the same thing as Fury In The Slaughterhouse song Every Generation Got Its' Own Disease. I've always loved the clip and the lyrics. It is about the modern way of living and the philosophy of taking more, giving less and a particular approach towards body and sex without emotions or love, which is as often glorified, as criticised.

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Every Generation Got Its' Own Disease
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The more we take the less we give
That's the modern way to live
And someone says live fast die young
But the time runs always faster son
Diseases come diseases go
Welcome to the final show
Let's shake hands with plastic gloves
And watch out for the last white doves

And believe me, baby, every generation's
Got its own disease
I've got mine, so help us plese

I think that I'm to young to die
Love that girl and say goodbye
Change the girls like underware
Using bodies without care
The love has gone and what we've got?
A sweet perfume of sex and blood

And believe me, baby, every generation's
Got its own disease
I've got mine, so help us plese
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BLUE BEARS

Blue Bears are hand-made sad toy mascots by a Polish artist Paulina Korbaczyńska. Just like Nick Drummond's AT-AT robot, Blue Bears appear in every day situations. They seem to have their personality and private life. They are a bit melancholic. They read newspapers, play games, do the laundry, travel and socialize. They seem to be very thoughtful. They are very close to my heart.

If You fancy Paulina's bears, she may make one for You, if You write her an e-mail: korbaczynska@wp.pl.

Blue Bears Official Site in Polish: http://www.smutnemisie.pl/content8.htm
Paulina's and Blue Bears weblog: http://www.smutnemisie.blogspot.com/
Blue Bears Myspace: www.myspace.com/smutnemisie