May 21, 2015 · Before Amanda Palmer was part of punk-cabaret group The Dresden Dolls, before she was a Kickstarter phenomenon, she painted herself white from head to toe, dressed as a bride, and stood on a crate in Harvard Square, performing as a human statue.

Aug 3, 2024 · Over the years, Amanda Palmer has been involved in a number of controversies. Amanda has left a trail of inappropriate comments in her wake. For starters, in 2008, she used the "r" slur in the Dresden Dolls song “The Kill."

Jan 17, 2015 · And what helped Palmer develop her own art of asking was five years as a street busker known as the 8-foot Bride. She used to paint her her face white, don an elegant antique wedding gown and...

it taught me how to hear. how to pay attention. how to see, and be seen. the trick of how to pretend that what you’re doing - when it’s bizarre, taboo or ridiculous - is perfectly pedestrian as people look on in total confusion while you non-chalantly apply white face paint and wig to yourself on a busy city street.

The Eight Foot Bride is a living statue character played by Amanda Palmer. Amanda worked as a living statue in Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA as well as in many other locations. She references this line of work on The Dresden Dolls' self-titled CD, with the song "The Perfect Fit": "I …

On August 20th, Amanda Palmer and a whole team of artists and body-painters got together to create…something. This film documents the entire day, filmed from 11 am until she stood on the pedestal of the 5th Ave Branch of the NYPL at 6:15 pm.

Dec 22, 2015 · Since I was usually alone in there, I’d forget to be self-conscious about the fact that I had white paint all over my face, a black wig-cap on, and no shirt, since I’d hung my sopping-with-sweat bridal gown over the water pipes before I popped into the freezer, which was kept at zero degrees Fahrenheit.)

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Nov 17, 2010 · (and she rocked it. this was the awesome part of the job for an assistant, i thought. “bring me some extra white sheets and face paint and meet me in the park.”) it was november 10th, his birthday day.

Discover the art gallery of Amanda Palmer - painting, drawing, illustration, fantastical realism, and socially conscious art that inspires environmental activism.