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Religious Icons Meet Pop Culture Icons in the Work of Soasig Chamaillard

by Susana Polo | 10:26 am, September 17th, 2012

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1.Sailor Moon

Sailor Moon

The word "icon" has a number of different meanings today, from the symbols on your computer screen to celebrities, and, of course, visual representations of religious figures. Soasig Chamaillard repairs old statues of the Virgin Mary and in the process turns them into something distinctly different than their original appearance. Her mission isn't to mock Mary or the meaning she holds for many people, but rather to examine notions of the feminine and the role of women in society and culture. As some one who's sitting in front of a bunch of action figures that, to me, represent important figures, the juxtaposition of pop culture with culture culture, is something I always find fascinating.

2.Superman

Superman

3.My Little Pony

My Little Pony

4.Barbie

Barbie

5.Jedi

Jedi

6.VR Troopers

VR Troopers

7.Hello Kitty

Hello Kitty

8.John Wayne

John Wayne

9.Mario

Mario

(Soasig Chamaillard via io9.)

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Anonymous

Okay so I dig the Jedi one
miga

Mary-o!
Anonymous

Much as I love this site, y’all really need to work on your coding. The “View All on One Page” link hardly ever works.
Taste_is_Sweet

Those are actually really cool. I wouldn’t mind having any of them (except Mario). But isn’t that multicoloured group Power Rangers?
Annaboom

To be more accurate, they’re Super Sentai, on which Power Rangers is based, however the series depicted, Coudenshi Bioman, was never adapted to Power Rangers.
Anonymous

As a pretty devout Catholic, I gotta say: I want the Jedi Virgin Mary. That is just…so right.
Anonymous

I just gotta have the Jedi Virgin Mary one!
Taste_is_Sweet

Thanks! :)

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