So... it's been far too long since my last update.
I'm working on a new project which will be all about experimenting with model making.
So far I have just sculpted a head model, inspired by the less politically correct animator Ralph Bakshi.
His style is packed to the brim with indulgance and vulgarity noticably more so in his cult underground classics such as 'Coonskin' and 'Fritz the Cat'; both turbulently rascist, although reflecting the times, and outlining how much society has changed its opinion with regard to acceptance of such opinions. In fact comparisons can be drawn to Walt Disney's 'Dumbo' (Disney himself a recognised racist - sorry kids, I love his films as well) and the portayal of crows as 'black folk from the South'.
His work which stands out the most to me, is actually the combination of rotorscoping that he uses in his portrayal of 'Lord of the Rings', and his lesser known piece 'Wizards'. Beautiful moving stencils over his animated style which gave both pieces a much grittier and darker appeal.
'Wizards' is in fact the piece that I have focused my new project on (sorry to bang on, but an introduction is always a little interesting I think). The animated characters although animated in a cartoonish and slapstick way, not unlike Warner Brothers (although seedier and not nearly as funny), have great potential. I focused on the creatures that resemble horses. Or are they camels. In fact they run like humans, behave like dogs and can really be anything you want them to be!
Now I will show you the head I have sculpted....................
This was a wonderfully fun personal project, where I asked a couple of the local boys I knew from Lumley and Freetown East to help me transform the courtyard of the compound we were staying in into an underwater garden... They loved it as they had free reign to paint whatever they wanted!
