Certainly this is a international artist with cult followers and critical acclaim for his expressive and inimitable style. Marvelously disturbing like the better parts of francis bacon out of some clay and wire. The first seeks to win them over with understanding and humility, whilst the second relies on intimidation and violence. Kersauson was the seventh child in a family of eight. He has since made more than 300 performances in twenty. Synopsis two christian knights arrive on a remote island intent on converting pagan villagers to their own religion. At once grotesque puppet and puppeteer he morphs from human to animal to astonishing hybrid creatures. I am flabbergasted in seeing to what degree people think its normal, to be alive. Louis, missouri is a photographer of reportage, art photography and book illustration.
You can see us, blind observers, watching the grotesque repetition as he replaces stephanie on the surgical field. He layers clay, paint only black and red, and pointedly so, hair, and dirt onto his face and body in a transformation that is truly a descent into a. His art is based on the physical and psychological transformation of the human being. Sagazan also appears in the nonverbal film samsara, the sequel. Save my name, email, and site url in my browser for next time i post a comment. He has collaborated with mylene farmer, inspiring and appearing in her video for a l. He constructs layers of pasta and paint on her face and body to transform, disfigure and destroy its own figure revealing a human animalistic who seeks escape from the physical world. As a rift forms between the men, the villagers must. Captivating, morbid shapes and figures, sometimes using his own body to build upon like nothing id seen. While he was the only kersauson not to have been born in brittany, he was born on 20 july 1944 and brought up near morlaix in a provincial catholic aristocracy with compulsory mass as he calls it. Transfiguration collector 40 photos and dvd quantity. After completing a classical studies diploma and a. His existential performance series, transfiguration, involves the artist building layers of clay and paint onto his face and body and then shedding them to reveal an animalistic human who is seeking to break away from the physical world.
Transfiguration collector 40 photos and dvd olivier. Weddings from paloma cruz eventos are always so thoughtful every single detail has been well considered, adding something to the overall. Hideous divinity release first single and video created. His transformations veer from deeply moving to the dark and disquieting. I am interested in seeing to what degree people think its normal, or odd trite, to be alive.
Disfigurement in art is a way to return to real life. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 2009 please retry paperback. Hideous divinity release first single and video created by. His work was seen in the 2011 documentary film samsara by ron fricke. Fluid and willowy silhouettes reveal the element of. He has since made more than 300 performances in twenty different countries.