FUNNY GAMES:
HOW TO BE AN ADULT
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Project Funny Games: How To Be An Adult
exposes private stories about parent-child relationship and how it is influenced by global POP Culture.
In what way particular surrounding environment, television and social stereotypes shapes children imagination? Why children desire to smoke fake cigarettes, to become a cowboy or a businessman? Is it appropriate for children to act as adults?
Possibly, their choices depend on particular conditions they live in, yet many siblings are very different from one another. There may never be a straight answer, however, the main question, investigated by this project is, how adult responds to imagined desire of the child.
Short-listed:
Victoria & Albert Illustration Award
GAME
Paper Box; 25 Cards
New Media; Paper
Each card introduces a hand drawn illustration of a child playing in chosen game. Six graphic symbols placed underneath the picture explain the rules of the game and what materials are required in order to play. It could be every day objects, such as empty metallic cans, parent's clothes, markers etc.
COOL SMOKE
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 25 x 30 cm
'I allow my son to smoke
fake cigarettes, because fakes don’t cause lung
cancer and it’s all in good
fun. My son and his cousin
walked around the amusement
park with cigarettes in
mouth while my family and
I hid to watch. We couldn’t
believe the stares by adults and hysterical reactions. People believed
these two 8 year old
were smoking. We couldn’t
help but laugh at the
crowd. They acted like they
were smoking adult professionals.'-
Emma from Brighton
BOOB JOB
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 25 x 30 cm
'1.Push up or padded bras
make breast look bigger. Also
use cotton balls, folded socks and fake nipples.
Discreetly check the position
of your inserts throughout
the day.
2. A gel, air or water bra may
add fullness and create cleavage.
They appear more natural
and are very comfortable.
3.Tighten your bra straps to
lift your breasts. Try a convertible bra. Cross
the bra straps, at the back of
the bra, to lift your breasts.
4. Try a shadow effect with a
self tanner or foundation.' -
Cosmopolitan UK
HARD CORE
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'Hard Core Style: Wear
tight black or blue jeans, camo pants, but not shorts.
These will be fine ripped or
unzipped but faded is a must. Baggy for
Nu Metal, normal for most
other styles. Wear metal band shirts baggier
for Nu Metal style. Denim
and leather coats for Thrash
Metal and most other forms
of metal ripped sleeves are
good (...)
Wear your hair long usually,
but if you are young too long
makes you look like a girl. Shaved is
OK (Phil Labonte).
Wear Army boots or white
high-tops for an old-school
look. Body pricing, white face powder
and tattoos are essential.'
-
Metal Hammer
PARTY ANIMAL
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'(1)
You’ve woken up with phone numbers you don't remember getting.
(2) That guy you thought was a 10 was really a negative two.
(3) You’ve had classes that tested your endurance.
(4)
There’s at least one crazy rumour about you. (5) You’ve walked out of a club, holding your high heels in tears. (6) There have been occasions when your ability to speak English died. (7) You feel the sting of light after a crazy night partying. (8)
That moment you realise the party got too wild. (9) The moment you realise your brain is fried'
- ELITE DAILY
CALL OF DUTY
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
Shortlisted for The Constance Fairness Foundation Prize, London
'I just want to sign up as soon
as possible to serve for Queen
and Country. Besides I’m not working at
the moment and it’s difficult
to get a job - everything the
Army offers is great, so I
want to sign up. Everything
about it attracts me. Getting
the chance to have power,
deciding what is good or bad
for others, amazing arsenal,
and financial support for my
family. Yes I could be killed in
battle, but at the end of the
day I could die crossing the
road.' -
Antony Stanley 18,
from Larkfield, Kent
GANGSTA RAPA
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'I don’t like any music or style
that sends negative messages.
Our subconscious minds
read into this even if we
“know” not to follow through
with these messages. I can
see it in my son’s behaviour
when I expose him to different
types of music. I’m a metal
head, when I get him to listen
to my music he gets moody
and stressed out. When he
listens to Disney pop, he
wants to buy all the toys in
the world. The subconscious
messages are way stronger
than most people think.'
- NYXLILY (nickname)
MAGICMARKER
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'A nursery worker who drew a moustache on a sleeping toddler’s face with permanent marker and then took a picture of him has been convicted of assault.
Laura Houston, 25, who worked at a nursery in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, denied she had done anything wrong and showed no emotion yesterday when she was convicted of assaulting three one-year-olds in her care between August 2014 and February 2015. She was warned by Sheriff Colin Pettigrew at Paisley Sheriff Court she faces jail.'
- DAILY MAIL 2016
POP STAR
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 25 x 30 cm
'A survey found that
the top three career aspirations
for five year old in Britain
were sports star, pop star
and model, compared with
teacher, banker and doctor
25 years ago. The number of
child performance licences,
issued by councils to pupils
who miss three or more days
of school per half-year to perform, increased in five years,
by 80%.'
-
The Guardian, 17 April 2010
FUN CLUB
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'A famous photo which has been reused hundreds of thousands of times over the past decade is an image of a young Feyenoord fan swearing. The picture seemed to encapsulate much of the passion, tribalism and hooliganism that exists in football, and thus it went viral.
Now a new image has come out on social media showing just what that kid looks like in 2014. All grown up, the fan now sports a tattoo on his forearm which matches the ink-job which his old man has.'
- 101 GREAT GOALS
iHELLO
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'Yes, kids should have iPhones! I am 13 and am trying to convince my parents to get me one. Kids are always making fun of me because I have a stupid slide phone. You can also do research at school if you need too. We can have our phones at lunch, but I never take mine because I'm too embarrassed.' -
Anonymous at DEBATE ORG 2016
Your kids should have an iPhone because they will make the child feel bad that they aren't good enough or worthy enough. Also the child will feel left out and ashamed that everyone has it but them.' - Posted by: Nicky1234
PRINCESS
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'Walt Disney’s princes theme
product sales hit $1.3 billion
in 2003, a whopping
1,200% jump from $100
million in 2000. “This hasn’t
come close to peaking
yet,” says chief of consumer
products Andy Mooney.
Barbie Entertainment created
by toy maker Mattel in
2001 to spur sales of Princess
Barbie dolls through DVDs,
toys and licensed products
has become a $500 million
brand. And as overall Barbie
sales wane, Princess Barbie
is among Mattel’s best selling dolls. “This is what girls
want,” says Mattel Brands
president.'
- Bloomberg Businessweek 2015
THOUGH GUY
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'(1) Work out. Being feared by
other guys is extremely important,
so having your butt
kicked by another guy isn’t
going to help.
(2) Wear baggy muscle
tees, long and baggy athletic
shorts, and stay away from
denim or khaki shorts. (3)
Don’t let others push you
around. Anybody who calls you by a dumb nickname, hurts you, or annoys you
in any way needs to be taken
care of. (4) Never show pain - it is a weakness, and a
weakness will make disrespect. (5) Don’t be overly-chipper about
things. Don’t volunteer for
things in school, don’t try and
act smart. Do not do anything
in excess.' -
PAIRED LIFE, December 2016
JACKASS
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
How to make a slingshot: Find a sturdy, y-shaped piece
of wood. Peel off the bark. Let the
branch dry before you
can get the bark off. Cut the rubber band in half. Get a rectangular piece of
leather, it will be your holder (should be nearly square, but a little longer one
way than the other). Use rubber bands to secure the other
ends of the long rubber bands
to the slingshot body. Secure
one of the long rubber bands
to the back of one branch of
the “Y” (should be secured to the wood
near the tips of the branches). Use small
rocks as ammunition.' -
The Art Of Manliness, 2012
MOTHERSIP
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
Step 1. Use a piece of spongy
foam for best results (purchase from a craft
store, or remove from
a bed). Use
scissors to shape the foam to
the size you want. Start big (you can
trim it down later).
Step 2.
Sew some soft
cloth over the foam. Sew a
piece of elastic to each side
of the fake pregnant belly to
hold the belly snugly to your
front.
Step 3.
Wrap your piece of foam to
your body with plastic wrap, which smooth
out any uneven spots in the
foam and mold the shape to
your body. Then wear close-fitting shirt over it that shows
the roundness of your belly.' - WIKIHOW.com
BUSINESSMAN
Original Artwork,
Paper 30 x 30 cm
'Warren E. Buffett is
currently the third wealthiest
person in the world. As
a child Buffett displayed an
interest in making
money. He went door to
door selling chewing gum and Coca-Cola.
In high school, he carried
out several successful
money-making ideas and he spent $25 to purchase
a used pinball machine, which
he placed in the local barber
shop. Within months,
he owned several machines in different barber shops.
Buffett’s interest in the stock
market also
dated to his childhood (he spent most of it at customers’
lounge of a regional stock
brokerage company.'
- DAILY MAIL 2013
TOMBOY
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 25 x 30 cm
'How to Be a Tomboy. Avoid wearing soft and powdery
colours like they’re the
plague. Wear bold, dark colours
such as forest
green, black and camo pattern. Be physically active, especially
with sports and do it
earnestly. Try a really
cool sport like martial arts. If sports aren’t your thing,
then try video games. Look for
games that destroy players in competition. Learn how to talk. Don’t gush in a high pitched voice. Make sure you
sound confident.' -
WIKIHOW.com
SPACESHIP
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'Lay the cardboard box down
horizontally. Choose which
end will be the entrance and
which will be the exit. Open the pizza box and draw
two foot prints inside. This will
be transporter. Take a smaller box and pick a
wide wall of the box. Tape or
glue it to the floor of the box
and place the keyboard on
it. Paste up your posters of outer space so
that they appear to be the
view from the window of the
spaceship. Paint and decorate the outside
of the ship with the name
of the ship. Twist up foil to
make antennas. You can use metal
stainer as a space hat.' -
INSTRUCTABLES, 2016
NEED FOR SPEED
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 25 x 30 cm
'The National Hot Rod has
sanctioned drag races across
America every year for more
than 50 years. Young competitors
can begin racing in
the Jr. Dragster League at
8 years old.
"With similar introductory programs available in stick and ball sports for ‘pee-wee’ competitors, we wanted to put an NHRA drag racing option into that mix for families to consider” said Josh Peterson, NHRA vice president of racing administration.' -NBC SPORTS, 2014
LOVE MACHINE
Original Artwork
New Media; Paper 30 x 30 cm
'For men looking for an international
affair, Anastasia Web
is one of the world’s largest
Russian-American Introduction
and Romance Tour
Companies. There are over
23,000 women who belong
to Anastasia Web, and it is the
fastest and most efficient way
for men to communicate with
Ladies through out the former
USSR. Anastasia Web has organised
more than 200 tours
that have led to many marriages.' -
ANASTASIA INTERNATIONAL, 2016
COWBOY
Original Artwork,
Paper 30 x 30 cm
'Baked beans are a staple
of the cowboy diet. Cans of
baked beans also work well
for a theme relay race. Each
team needs 10 bean cans
lined up at the opposite end
of the playing field. The first
player from each team runs
to the cans and stacks them
in a pyramid. The easiest
configuration is to stack four cans on the bottom, three
on top of that, two on top of
those cans and the final one
on the very top. The kids then
knock over the cans and run
back to the starting line. The
remaining players each take
a turn to complete the task.'
- Crossroads Bull Jam, 2015
Written and design by Natalia Lewandowska
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