William Kentridge is a South African artist who has worked in a variety of mediums, and has given some important commentary on South Africa during and after apartheid. The most interesting artwork (to me at least) that Kentridge created were a series of charcoal drawings which he later turned into movies. His drawings were so unique because Kentridge would create one initial drawing, and each subsequent one would just be on top of the original. He would add and erase small portions and details of the drawing each time, and take a picture in between each revision. Later, he would use each picture as a frame in a movie.
Kentridge's art is so fascinating to me because his drawings are just as much about the process as they are about the final product, possibly even more so. The act of making each small revision in each piece becomes the art. While Kentridge deals with a different subject and content than I do, I still think that his work is similar to mine in a lot of ways. He uses charcoal drawings in order to make his commentary, and after he finishes a drawing, he alters it in some way. A lot of my personal work has been focused on the final work rather than on the process of making the work, and while my process has never been boring, I think it would be interesting to possibly record my process next time. I've been experimenting more and more ways to "ruin" my charcoal drawings, and I might want to explore different ways of presenting my work as well, whether it be in video form or not.
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AuthorA senior at Maggie Walker taking Art IV Archives
May 2018
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