Willam Kentridge is
profoundly known for his compelling and intriguing animated illusions, which
have become enormously influential and a dominant force in the contemporary art
scene. Kentridge who emerged from the state of being conspicuous in the late 90’s
with a series of animated films.
“Nine drawings for a
project.” Where films of
expressionistic charcoal drawings done by a stop motion technique with
astounding virtuosity.
The works have been shaped through tedious yet simple
and minimalistic procedure, using simple tools as charcoal to fuel his erudite
vision. The charcoal drawing,
which is then repetitively drawn with slight adjustments and rephotographed,
frame-by-frame, creates a sensual illusion of motion. The driving of this
illusion photographed frame by frame is virtually the construct of Kentridge,
adding or subtracting a mark and stepping back to photograph that insignificant
manipulation, which in sequence becomes a significantly mesmerizing.
The act of erasure and
reworking in his animations becomes captivating through the trace of form once marked
kept alive and conspire the life of the imaginative film.
Along with this
formidable draftmanship, Kentridge must possess an inconceivable level of
patience, with such a tedious process, refusing any kind of computerized special
effects.
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