They even state trying to “emphasize charm in obvious flaws – stick up ears, chips, uneven teeth and so on, and turn them into individual advantages”, which is what acceptance of unique beauty in today’s society is all about. Sometimes they are inspired by children’s faces because they are often much more expressive. And, if you look to these dolls with a broader mind, the sisters utilize the kookiest and stereotypically ‘unattractive’ assets of a girl. The lean, skeletally enhanced and alien-like pretty faces may tell a story of false and unachievable beauty to a younger and more vulnerable audience… but the fact remains that these are no Barbie or Bratz dolls for seven-year-olds to play dress up with. Now, some may argue that these dolls are influencing in negative ways. Fashion houses and magazines are chasing them for high-end shoots.
The internal stringing of elastics and wire with suede ball coverings and finely detailed hands have collectors scrambling for assortments of dolls. They are all amazingly humanly pose-able. Each doll is individually hand and spray painted with many layers of fine detailing.įreckles, skin tones, eyebrows, makeup, and jewelry vary wildly as does clothing and decorative features such as elfin ears, tattoos, and body carvings. They range from paper clay, bisque fired, porcelain and cast resin. The process of making these dolls is highly intensive. From downright sexy anatomically correct right through to controversial Lolita-style poising.
Of homogeneous males and sculpted cult fantasies which are being recreated. Suddenly these humanly emotive dolls capture a new art form totally engaged in female beauty, sexuality and high-end fashion.Ī new modern art has emerged of fashionable tattooed women, bi-sexual in nature. A Japanese artist commenced making clay bisque fired BJDs in 1980 and the art as we know it today became a commercial hobby in 1999 when a Japanese firm Volks released the first cast resin BJD. Playing dolls is now for the post-pubescent, adults and collectors these high priced hand-made dolls are sought after worldwide.Īrticulated dolls have been around since ancient Egypt, however, BJD arrived in the late 1800’s early 1900’s predominantly as figurines for artist models and not for collection. A new generation of dolls has become life-like, mature, modern, edgy and artsy all at once.
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