We were going to talk about this early 2012 Calarts student films…. we’ve done our own selection in previous years but we weren’t very inspired by this year’s works. Maybe we should however dedicate a few words to …
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Remembering John Halas
From Budapest and his painting studies along with his first animated steps (firstly influenced by Bauhaus’ leading light Laszlo Moholy-Nagy) to his London studio creation in the mid-30s. Not easy years for a Jewish to travel Europe at …
Lupin is back!
With the endless imagination that characterizes Japanese animation do they really, really, really need to do a remake of the classic from the 70s & 80s TV animated series? Posted yesterday and spreading like a virus the trailer that …
↓ De Genero Humano
Many Mexican artists keep mixing their very pagan & dark (but humorous) motifs, and in the case of Josué Peralta there’s no room for naivite, warmth or pop expressions. It has to be visceral and as humanly raw as possible. It’s our very own nature after all.
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Peralta is a very primary artist, with his needs, with what he consumes and expresses. He loves to “drink till there’s no memory of the beginning, and having some premises of anemia and asthma he’s quite indifferent the people he loves the most”. He shits his pants, commits suicide, masturbates and vomits… constantly.
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We tell you, very visceral. Very instinctive, basic, spontaneous…. very Mexican. We applaud it, and you will too.