H
I FRUSTOSE MAGAZINE
By Andy Smith
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| Mattell's Ken doll as Hindu god Krishna |
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| Barbie as Hindu god Kalli |
LOS ANGELES, CA---Two years ago, artists
Marianela Perelli and
Pool Paolini debuted the show “Barbie, the Plastic Religion,” garnering press worldwide for Barbie and Ken doll versions of Biblical characters. Now, the show comes to
La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Los Angeles with new additions. Through Dec. 31, the gallery shows the models, two new paintings, 12 Via Crucis altarpieces, a nativity scene, more than a dozen smaller gold leaf paintings, a Barbie Porsche 911 with Ken as Krishna, Jesus, and Buddha. [
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