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Art Project Combines War, Therapy -- and ToysBy Asieh Namdar, CNN (Atlanta), October 28th, 2011 (CNN) -- War and toys: two words rarely associated with one another. But veteran photographer Brian McCarty is bringing the two together in photography and a documentary film to explore what children in the war zone endure every day. With simple toys and drawings, the War-Toys project explores the daily struggles of Palestinian and Israeli children through their own eyes, with the help of local humanitarian organizations. McCarty, who has used toys in art projects in the past, takes the drawings from children's art therapy and recreates some of those scenes with toys and photographs them. CNN's Asieh Namdar talked to McCarty about how art therapy is helping kids open up about war, living with fear and day-to-day reality for them... |
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War Toys: Fake Plastic SoldiersWritten by Olivia Patt, Don't Panic (London), July 31st, 2011 What do you think of when you hear the word 'war'? Bullets? Soldiers? Bloodshed? What about 'toys'? Brian McCarty does. So he photographs them in major conflict zones. Which seems fairly ballsy. Having gained considerable commercial success with his unique still life photography using toys as subject matter, McCarty’s newest work is something a little different. With WAR-TOYS, McCarty documents children’s experience of war, working directly with the kids using art therapy and photography. Just back from East Jerusalem, we spoke to him about his powerful and touching new project... |
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Playful TherapyWritten by Thomas Okes, One Small Seed (South Africa) When Brian McCarty sees a toy, he imagines the world it comes from and the story it has to tell. THOMAS OKES peeps behind the lens of this American artist and uncovers what his photographs can tell us about our own... Issue 21: pages 43-48 |
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WAR-TOYS, Brian McCarty Documents Children Making Art During WarBy Rusty Blazenhoff, Laughing Squid, July 7th, 2011 Known best for his still-life toy photographs, friend Brian McCarty is now taking a more serious direction with the WAR-TOYS project by documenting the experiences of children living in Middle East war zones and their art. Brian includes the children in the entire process, from making the (often grim) art to helping the photograph and film the project. The WAR-TOYS work-in-progress trailer is a smart and touching account of how the project came to be and why the work is important and relevant. laughingsquid.com/war-toys-brian-mccarty-documents-children-making-art-during-war/ |