Sunday, February 10, 2008

Jessica Wetterer: Body and Film

My last project, the subjective drawing, went reasonably well-- though perhaps I could have pushed it a bit further. Its best feature was the mix of materials in rendering the different figures for their relative purposes (the broken statue/ emblem in contrast to the foregrounded spiderweb.)

I am really excited for this next project. I've really been wanting to work with images in film and making my own small piece, and this is the perfect opportunity! After taking film studies last semester I have been obsessed with the short surreal film "Un Chien Andalou" by Bunuel and Dali. It really emphasizes the use of bodies to transition from frame to framein their form, shape and lighting. It is a very bizarre (surreal... go figure) exploration of dream sequencing and though the film notably has no significant meaning in its plotline, that is one of my favorite aspects. For my own project I want to take the elements of abstract imagination - which really fits in with my selected garden space- and make a short story out of it. I am envisioning some rerendering of time or place or reality... That's a broad overview, but I have always been a fan of spontinaeity.

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