I'M FASCINATED BY THESE HAND-MADE SCULPTURES BY RUBINKE. THEY BRING A MORBID FANTASY TO THE TYPE OF PRECIOUS DOLLS MANY OF US WOULD HAVE OWNED AS CHILDREN, WITH THE DELICATE PINKS AND GOLD COLOURING ADDING TO THE SENSE OF INNOCENCE, YET TEAMED WITH THE HORRIFIC GORINESS OF WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE FIGURE.
“Danish-born Maria Rubinke’s small porcelain figures are reminiscent of the illogical compositions of surrealism, transforming the character of what are traditionally charming and passive objects into expressions of more taboo feelings that oscillate between desire and sadism.”
