Art journal pages for my new piece, which was inspired by real life events, The Simpsons, and the Barbie movie.
Do you remember The Simpsons episode “Lisa Simpson vs Malibu Stacy” where a girl’s Malibu Stacy says “my spidey sense is tingling. Anybody call for a web-slinger?” This was a playful reference to the work of the Barbie Liberation Organization (BLO) who, in the early 1990s, switched the voice boxes of 100s of G.I. Joe dolls with voice boxes from Barbie dolls, and placed them back in stores.
This act of “culture jamming” was intending to make consumers reflect on the phrases that Barbie dolls were spouting (such as, “Math class is tough”) and voice their opinions in opposition to the questionable phrases.
I just thought it was a neat form of guerrilla art, and I really loved the Barbie movie, so here are those two phenomena jammed together!