Early in their history, puppets have come to “interbreed” so to speak with other artistic things such as masks and illustrations. Puppets have gone from at one time being made of simple every day objects such as rocks, stones, and bones to nowadays sometimes being carefully designed and handcrafted often of wood or other materials. Depending on the puppeteers taste and what the puppet will be used for varies from using an object such as a rock or a stick as a puppet to very intricate puppets, for example, the puppets used in the May Day parade. Everybody has their own taste, but I enjoy watching puppets with human characteristics, puppets that have human-like qualities or personalities. I like to be able to relate in some way or another to the puppet. It is interesting, though, to see all of the different types of puppets there are. From rocks to socks to clay and everything in between, basically any inanimate object can become a puppet if put in the hands of a puppeteer. I especially liked the in-class activity we had where we each created our own puppets using the same exact material. Seeing how many different variations we all came up with was fun. :)
Every thing Lindsey says is relatively true But i think this question also relates closely to extermination and how did a martinet puppet come about to be was it some one who said oh um i dont want to be seen so ill tie long strings to this already conceived puppet interbreeding a new style of puppetry..
Yeah James, it seems like the puppets evolved as people adapted to certain restrictions or came up with new ideas of how to do the same movements. It's also cool to see how some puppets are hybrids of two or more different styles of puppets. I've seen sock puppets with rods connected to arms, shadow puppets with mechanisms to make them move in special ways, and puppets with animatronics. Experimentation and a blending of genres, have generated an entire range of hybrid puppets!
I think all points are valid. Whats really interesting is how the puppets cross bred. During the time of exploration maybe the explores used the puppets as a way to communicate with other people that they had no way of communicating with.
I think it's even more innovative to see when puppeteers go back to basics and use simple things like shadow puppets and using rudimentary tools to create something wonderful. Now people have all the tools to create pretty much whatever they want to make a puppet, but it is refreshing that provokes thought and makes you wonder what it is.
Early in their history, puppets have come to “interbreed” so to speak with other artistic things such as masks and illustrations. Puppets have gone from at one time being made of simple every day objects such as rocks, stones, and bones to nowadays sometimes being carefully designed and handcrafted often of wood or other materials. Depending on the puppeteers taste and what the puppet will be used for varies from using an object such as a rock or a stick as a puppet to very intricate puppets, for example, the puppets used in the May Day parade. Everybody has their own taste, but I enjoy watching puppets with human characteristics, puppets that have human-like qualities or personalities. I like to be able to relate in some way or another to the puppet. It is interesting, though, to see all of the different types of puppets there are. From rocks to socks to clay and everything in between, basically any inanimate object can become a puppet if put in the hands of a puppeteer. I especially liked the in-class activity we had where we each created our own puppets using the same exact material. Seeing how many different variations we all came up with was fun. :)
ReplyDeleteEvery thing Lindsey says is relatively true But i think this question also relates closely to extermination and how did a martinet puppet come about to be was it some one who said oh um i dont want to be seen so ill tie long strings to this already conceived puppet interbreeding a new style of puppetry..
ReplyDeleteYeah James, it seems like the puppets evolved as people adapted to certain restrictions or came up with new ideas of how to do the same movements. It's also cool to see how some puppets are hybrids of two or more different styles of puppets. I've seen sock puppets with rods connected to arms, shadow puppets with mechanisms to make them move in special ways, and puppets with animatronics. Experimentation and a blending of genres, have generated an entire range of hybrid puppets!
ReplyDeleteI think all points are valid. Whats really interesting is how the puppets cross bred. During the time of exploration maybe the explores used the puppets as a way to communicate with other people that they had no way of communicating with.
ReplyDeleteI think it's even more innovative to see when puppeteers go back to basics and use simple things like shadow puppets and using rudimentary tools to create something wonderful. Now people have all the tools to create pretty much whatever they want to make a puppet, but it is refreshing that provokes thought and makes you wonder what it is.
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