Defining A Zinnfiguren Collection

My aim in setting up this blog is in exploring flats (zinnfiguren) as an art form. Once thought of as playthings, flats have evolved into very artistic pieces, created for and treasured by collectors. I prefer to explore flats in a contextual setting by putting them into shadow-box dioramas of artistic merit which can be reasonably contained within a manageable space. The chronology of this web blog will hopefully blaze a definite trail in this direction.

Sunday 27 January 2013

Doodling Biblical and Roman Pagan sets

I have made even more dioramic boxes to fit to various frames. So while waiting for these to be completed, I started applying flesh and brown paint to various sets - GO Figuren of Roman Bacchanalian and Aphrodites sets. I have an interesting book "Ornament and the Grotesque" by Thames and Hudson, which shows related themes. These would make very interesting flat displays.

The Biblical sets were obtained from Wilken, and many are ex-Hafer sets.