Chris Dobrowolski is a visual artist like no other – lovingly hand-constructing, and bizarrely engineering a number of functioning vehicles from found bits and pieces. This included a tank, boat, hovercraft, pedal car, and an airplane which he flew solo!
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Meet Chris Dobrowolski a 54-year-old artist financially trapped in the house where he grew up. His garden shed has become his new studio; a magical place where he’s been resident throughout Lockdown – creating kinetic works of art from the toys of his childhood. His exploration of the absurdities of modern living through his art is interwoven with a real-life quest to Poland to uncover secrets about his extraordinary family heritage. TOY STORIES sees Chris dig up some metaphorical ghosts of the past, as well as a real German tank dating from the Second World War, and reminds us how little has changed in populist politics between then and now. Part stand-up comedy, part performance lecture, TOY STORIES takes the audience on an irreverent, powerful and hilarious storytelling adventure through art, contemporary politics, twentieth-century history and… toys! |
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Contemporary toymaker meets traditional ….or Chris meets Chris!Our very own museum founder and director, Chris Littledale, has been passionate about toys since he was a young boy. With a father who was a skilled model maker and a mother who was an avid collector of antiques, he began collecting and restoring toys while he was still at school. What a treat it was for him to show Chris Dobrowolski around his workshop and the tinplate toys he is restoring, whilst enjoying the automatons created by Chris D in his home using his own childhood toys. |
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Want to join us?Produced by Cambridge based Menagerie Theatre Company, Brighton Toy and Model Museum are delighted to host this fascinating event Tuesday 16th May – Sunday 21st May, 6.15pm-7.20pm. |
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REVIEWS OF PAST WORK (“Antarctica” and “All Roads Lead to Rome”): “Live art in all its glory”★★★★★ (Three Weeks, Edinburgh)
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