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June 13, 2006

Ming Yi Sung

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Bunny Suit by
Ming Yi Sung

Ming Yi Sung makes fantastically humorous work using knitting and crochet, which some people out in the blogosphere just don't get. Read some of the comments on What Not To Crochet. Her work has been featured all over on the web, including one of our favourite blogs we-make-money-not-art Some people just take knitting and crochet far too seriously, which Brenda Dayne spoke about eloquently on her most recent podcast - with a whole episode encouraging us to explore humour in knitting. I'm with Brenda, and Ming, and loads of other artists we have featured here at glittyknittykitty. For pete's sake - get a life!

With freedom of expression, which we value so highly, we can be humorous in all walks of life, from the juxtapostition of totally unrelated words (a powerful way to disempower some of the linguistic taboos we have in western society, we think), to taking traditional crafts and turning them into something completely different, forcing us to re-evaluate how we perceive objects, artefacts, materials and concepts. Go check out Ming Yi Sung's website. Wonder, giggle and reflect on your own views of life, art and the universe, then come back here and tell us about it.

Posted by glittrgirl at June 13, 2006 9:45 AM

Comments

A Big YEES to all of the above. Having come under fire recently for the use of the phrase Knitted Terrorist, I think we can definately agree.

Posted by: Skitten at June 13, 2006 12:19 PM

The thing which appeals to me most on her website is the mermaid dress (images 7 and 8 in the 'Not the Knitting You Know' part of her Gallery). I'd love to try that on.

I agree that this stuff is interesting and fairly amusing art. However, surely freedom of expression also means freedom for the people who don't like it to moan about it, and freedom for the rest of us to ignore them.

Posted by: Knit Nurse at June 13, 2006 2:02 PM

Well said Knit Nurse!

Posted by: glittrgirl at June 13, 2006 3:11 PM

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