I would be joyously happy to have these Giant Plushies by Florentjin Hofman lying about my home!
Imagine: you open the door and and to unwind, you could just do a short sprint (high jump style) and *plonk* – you are engulfed in plush, cushiony goodness…
Anyway, these plushies belong to an art project entitled Dushi, where in exaggerating the scale of these cuddly childrens’ toys, he transcends them into sculptural elements . Other works of interests also include the quirky Canard De Bain (Rubber duck) or the very clever Spiegelwand (Mirror wall) - a pannel of mirrors are inserted into a forest to shield the ramblers of the industrial view lying behind it.
All in all, pretty whimsical & fun works. Very enjoyable!
Florentjin Hofman
Its out! Some of my contributions last year has made it into this issue of IdN Extra. Here’s what its about:
Overview:
The making of a work of art: 50+ creatives from 11 cities brought together by the Cut&Paste competition review their own efforts, revealing the choices they made along the way – the inspirations, the mental blocks, the wrong tunings, the serendipitous discoveries. And how they might do it all again in a different medium if they had the chance.
For my bit, I reveal the thought process behind the Isolation piece. That aside, the publication itself is full of interesting insights from the other creatives & contains a healthy dose of some excellent pieces of work. Well worth the purchase!
IdN Extra – From Sketch to Production
An amusing adventure we took – traversing our local village in Qala, Gozo to capture some kitschy house names. Here’s what we found:
What would you name your house?
View them in flickr
I’d like to think he had a happy & content after-life:
