Artist Kim L Pace's 'Fantastic Annual'. New work & other stuff of interest.
Sunday, 30 October 2011
Mother, Come Home - Paul Hornschemeier
Mother, Come Home - Paul Hornschemeier
This elegant, concise graphic novel was a chance discovery for me. It tells the story of a father and son who are left behind after the mother dies from cancer. The story is told from the child's point of view - including the breakdown of the father, and the boy's periodic slippage into fantasy. A moving, well observed story with absolute economy in each panel. The colour palate helps to further reinforce the starkness of the subject. - Kim
Saturday, 29 October 2011
'The Pettifogger' Lewis Klahr
Lewis Klahr's new feature length film 'The Pettifogger' at the BFI London International Film Festival, October 2011
The word ‘Pettifogger’ is an archaic term used to describe a small-scale con-man and is the main character in Lewis Klahr’s experimental first full-length feature.(65 mins)
The Pettifogger becomes hypnotic as the viewer is taken on a journey across America - a year in the life of an American conman/gambler
Set in 1963, the film uses a wide variety of materials against textured backdrops – playing cards, markers, crumpled period photographs, cocktail sticks, cut-outs and figures taken from comic books.
Using repetitive imagery – cars, licence plates, gas stations – against overlapping soundtracks, we follow the character until the narrative becomes a less clear-cut. As we move towards the end of the year, a dramatic storm takes you into a dream-like state - flashing lights start to move to the fore and fast-moving blurred images are interspersed with casino chips and whisky bottles. A disorientating and compelling film. - Kim
The word ‘Pettifogger’ is an archaic term used to describe a small-scale con-man and is the main character in Lewis Klahr’s experimental first full-length feature.(65 mins)
The Pettifogger becomes hypnotic as the viewer is taken on a journey across America - a year in the life of an American conman/gambler
Set in 1963, the film uses a wide variety of materials against textured backdrops – playing cards, markers, crumpled period photographs, cocktail sticks, cut-outs and figures taken from comic books.
Using repetitive imagery – cars, licence plates, gas stations – against overlapping soundtracks, we follow the character until the narrative becomes a less clear-cut. As we move towards the end of the year, a dramatic storm takes you into a dream-like state - flashing lights start to move to the fore and fast-moving blurred images are interspersed with casino chips and whisky bottles. A disorientating and compelling film. - Kim
Charles Avery at Pilar Corrias Gallery, London
‘Place de la Revolution’ is the latest installment in Charles Avery’s endless project, The Islanders.
Since 2005, Charles Avery depicts a fictional place/island through drawings, objects, installations and texts. Avery’s imaginary world is a 'meditation on philosophical themes', according to the exhibition text. I say it's good drawing with a story to keep it going. - Kim
‘Place de la Revolution’ is the latest installment in Charles Avery’s endless project, The Islanders.
Since 2005, Charles Avery depicts a fictional place/island through drawings, objects, installations and texts. Avery’s imaginary world is a 'meditation on philosophical themes', according to the exhibition text. I say it's good drawing with a story to keep it going. - Kim
Hoshino Yukinobu at the British Museum
Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure
Hoshino Yukinobu (b. 1954) is a world-famous manga
artist. One of his most popular characters is Professor Munakata
who investigates history and folklore in his
manga adventures. In this display, you can see original
artwork by Hoshino, including drawings showing the start of
Professor Munakata’s new adventure set at the British Museum. - Kim
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
Spirit of the Beehive
If you want to know where Guillermo del Toro got his inspiration for 'Pan's Labyrinth' from, 'Spirit of the Beehive' is the film to see.
The Spirit of the Beehive is a 1973 Spanish film directed by Victor Erice. Made during the last few years of Franco's dictatorship, and set in 1940, the film subtly criticises post-civil war Spain.
The film focuses on the young girl Ana and her fascination with the 1931 American horror film Frankenstein, as well as exploring her family life and schooling. The film beautifully portrays Ana's haunted inner life: visually, the film is sparse and desolate, however, the cinematography is stunning. Each image lingers in the mind, and the child actress is amazing. - Kim
The film focuses on the young girl Ana and her fascination with the 1931 American horror film Frankenstein, as well as exploring her family life and schooling. The film beautifully portrays Ana's haunted inner life: visually, the film is sparse and desolate, however, the cinematography is stunning. Each image lingers in the mind, and the child actress is amazing. - Kim
Sunday, 9 October 2011
Melancholia - Lars Von Trier
Charles Matton - at All Visual Arts, London
Theatrical, atmospheric, meticulously constructed, Charles Matton's small scale interiors are housed in see through boxes with glass fronts.
The miniature spaces represent real world interiors and revisited memories from Matton’s own life, as well as other recognizable places.
Matton and his assistant painstakingly handbuilt, painted and sculpted every visible detail to 1/7 scale, from fading wallpaper to broken light sockets. Some of his enclosures of famous artist’s studios; such as Francis Bacon (above) and Alberto Giacometti.
The miniature spaces represent real world interiors and revisited memories from Matton’s own life, as well as other recognizable places.
Matton and his assistant painstakingly handbuilt, painted and sculpted every visible detail to 1/7 scale, from fading wallpaper to broken light sockets. Some of his enclosures of famous artist’s studios; such as Francis Bacon (above) and Alberto Giacometti.
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