Thursday, 4 December 2014

Folk Art Research - Game Boards

Im not entirely sure if all of these are genuine pieces of folk art or if they are merely folk art imitation interpretations of modern day games. Either way they look the part and I am amazed at the variety of different designs there are. Even for the same game there are many different and cleverly made designs each with their own style showing the creativity of the individuals who made them.



















































This one in particular instantly reminded me of the game board featured in the movie Jumanji. The central circle and the winding path are both features of the board that the movie is based on, combined with the carved and crudely made appearance of many others I have seen, it makes me think that folk art games may or must have been used for research into the initial concept design for the film.





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