Since I got hold of Mike Taylor's book flats about 8 years back, there was this one intriguing picture of some Javanese figures. There was also a short mention of these figures in one of the older BFFS journals.
When I contacted Grunewald about 4 years ago on these figures, they could not locate these figures as it was made so long ago.
More recently, I tried again and with some luck, Grunewald located the moulds and sent me the figures I wanted.
So here are the pristine figures for my proposed recreation of a Javanese gamelan and wayang performance scene.
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.
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Friday, 9 January 2015
Thursday, 1 January 2015
The Sacre
Sometime between Xmas and the New Year, I took out some of my flats to look at them.
The Sacre from Segom caught my attention and I continued to work on it. I had bought two sets and am working on both simultaneously.
Finished most of the figures except for the last picture showing the Empress, the Emperor, the Pope and the Princesses.
Finished most of the figures except for the last picture showing the Empress, the Emperor, the Pope and the Princesses.
Start to the New Year
This year, Xmas and New Year came and went so fast. I lit up my sitting room at night to enjoy the display.
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