Finally made it to
SupernormalFestival which was a weird mix of experimental music, avant garde art
and death metal. Here are the doodles I done whilst roaming in the
gloaming.
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Check out the ZZ Top escapee on the
right - great set from this electro/rhythm combo
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Before I saw David Broughton I chatted
to some guy who told me DB had been living in North Korea for 4 years
prior to returning for this, his first gig. He'd gone with the
intention of using his time there for inspiration, but hadn't created
anything new at all in the entire time, perhaps as a result of the
oppressive atmosphere. My source also added that he'd also been told
that the above is a national delicacy, although I suspect this is CIA
misinformation :) |
This guy, David Broughton, was probably
my festival highlight musically - he incorporated folk guitar, spoken
word, electronic repetition, radio randomness, mike glitches and even
packing up became part of the performance. The picture on the left
was inspired by a lyric (at top) which induced me to draw the portait
I'd been about to attempt with my eyes closed. At right, he
complained of bronchitis, got pissed off and sat in a chair drinking
a Guinness whilst the loops he'd made popped and whirled
uncontrollably around him. The phrase is the last thing he said
before leaving the stage.
Below is a triptych starting with me holding a portrait painted in 15 minutes by quick sketch artist
Brenda Zlamany who achieved internet fame last year by painting
888 Taiwanese Portaits in 4 months. She uses a curious optical device called a
Camera lucida. Centre is my 30-second sketch of her drawn in a rush as I was heading to the car to leave the festival and finally on the right is Izzy (?) from Bath (?) who facepainted me with a cool hand clutching an eye in a cube design I found on a badge. This of course allowed me to make the claim that I'd had my face painted twice in half an hour ;)
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this guy was walking round in circles like an escapee fro the ministry of silly walks; i feel like him right now as I'm having to re-re-do this for the 2nd time. Have I mentioned how much I hate Blogger? |
This was a truly inspirational event, had much fun doing the life drawing classes, taking part in the Talkaoke table discussion, talking about the future of Art funding, making puppets with the Chutney theatre and much more. I'll write some more about it here later probably... | |
Letraset madness |