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Chuffed! I have four woodcuts this exhibition, Art at the Heart of the RUH, on until 16th July:
http://www.ruh.nhs.uk/art/exhibitions/index.asp?menu_id=2 This is an exhibition by Bath Artist Printmakers ( website on my links page ) and forms part of our 30th anniversary. Later in the year we will be exhibiting at BRSLI ( Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute ) with an exhibition called '30Thirty'- watch this space for details. The four are David Cronenberg, Guillermo Del Toro, David Lynch and Alejandro Jodorowsky. I'd like to thank http://www.kellyanndesigns.co.uk/ for doing an excellent framing job, and finishing it so quickly. into the water here, having a website is new to me. Any road, a quick peek at the gallery page will show you a series of portraits of film directors I have recently finished and printed, which has taken most of the last few months. I've always loved film, and these ten directors have made some of the better and more memorable films I have enjoyed. Here's why I picked them:  Werner Herzog. First and foremost, for ' Aguirre, Wrath of God', a gripping and electrifying study of ambition, hubris and obsession descending into madness. I've watched most of his films since seeing this, and the ongoing revelation of a unique perspective on the human condition repeatedly draws me to his work  Kathryn Bigelow She made the cut- pun most definitely intended- for one film. Not The Hurt Locker ( which deserved its' plaudits ), or Zero Dark Thirty, which I haven't seen. Near Dark is the one, and I regard it as the best and most original vampire film of the 80s. Spare, taut and grisly, the cast portray the story perfectly and the soundtrack is outstanding; I'll watch it any time it's on.  John Waters Like the image, there's a sense of humour pervading all his films which just grabs me. Whether it's the gleeful stomach-turning final scene of Pink Flamingos or murdering suburban housewives for wearing the wrong shoes, you can tell he's enjoying himself.  David Cronenberg The closest thing to Philip K. Dick making films, his dissections of reality, sexuality, identity and biology are inescapably interesting.  Andrei Tarkovsky Stalker. The most poetic of films; perfectly paced, every frame a visual feast, and a profound meditation on the interplay between the creative and rational aspects of consciousness.  Akira Kurosawa I love the Seven Samurai, my favourite film. It has everything: honour, integrity, trust, love, regret, and the best rainsoaked battle scene in cinema.  Alejandro Jodorowsky I first read 'The Incal' series he did with Jean 'Moebius' Giraud ( RIP ). Much later I saw El Topo, a psychedelic Buddhist Western, and I knew he had a vision, but not of the world as we see it.  David Lynch You know why; he puts dreams and nightmares on the screen, and leaves us to make whatever sense we can from them.  Guillermo Del Toro I think I saw Mimic first, closely followed by Cronos- another original and strangely moving take on the vampire film. I've watched everything since then.  John Carpenter
The Thing gave me nightmares back then, and still makes me shudder. Now I also appreciate the fine ensemble acting, pacing and refusal to cop out with a happy ending. |
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