Jocelyne grivaud biography definition

‘girl with the pearl earring’ by vermeer, recreated by jocelyne grivaud image via art history guide all barbie images courtesy of the artist

 

 

 

french artist jocelyn grivaud has created the ‘poupée barbie’ collection to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the famous mattel doll. each work reinterprets a famous image pulled from photography, paintings by the masters, stills from powerful films as well as ancient sculpture in form of a barbie standing in as the protagonist.

grivaud aimed to rectify the negative representation in modern media barbie received, and instead, portray the iconic doll in varied representation in order to appreciate concepts of both antiquated and modern beauty.

‘sylvia’ by otto dix right image via gunther stephan

‘olympia’ by edouard manet right image via wikipedia

‘l’evidence eternelle’ by rene magritte right image via