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on Mon 26 Sep 11, 11:19 PM to Honeyblue's blog.
Tags: St Albans (AL)
my daughter has to do an art project for college, taking something old like traditional fairy tales and stories and putting a modern twist too it. Does any icers have any fab ideas, the darker the better? Would love to hear some. Thanks.xxx
Edited Mon 26 Sep 11, 11:20 PM by Honeyblue
| 26 Sep 11, 11:49 PM candle_in_the_wind UK(RM), 6 yrs |
Has she read Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes" or any of his other stories? He puts delicious dark twists to fairy tales.
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| 27 Sep 11, 12:06 AM Honeyblue UK(B), 9 mths £ |
will have to get her the book for inspiration.x
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| 27 Sep 11, 8:50 AM tangendentalism UK(RG), 17 mths |
Depending on how old your daughter is you might like to get her to take a look at Angela Carter's 'The Bloody Chamber' as well. It's a collection of short stories which are all rewritten fairytales - very dark, but quite fun in places too. In the end, nothing you do matters. All that matters is what you do. |
| 27 Sep 11, 8:27 PM Silly_Rabbit UK(BN), 9 mths |
It might also be worthwhile to research some of the popular fairytales' socially subversive origins. You find a lot of the stories are very dark (and often sexually inappropriate) before the Victorians got a hold of them. Red Riding Hood and the wolf spring to mind... Another darkish modern take on that one for inspiration.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3GJmkUZlyo&featu... There are no stupid questions. Just a lot of inquisitive idiots. |
