william kentridge

Kentridge Exhibit at SFMOMA

A fabulous collection of work is on exhibit currently in the Museum of Modern Art by architect Mario Botta in San Fransisco. South African based William Kentridge supplies an unending reel of inpsiring, breathtaking, soulful inner samples, documentarian approaches to life, art, apartheid and the continuing expansiveness of the human. His work manifests in multiple media types, charcol, ink, sketch, sculpture, mixed-media, film, installations, and compositions. The geometric aspects of this artist breach the artistic and explore the tangents of film, architecture, humanity and all the goodies of feelings real art should. His collaboration with composer Phillip Miller is part of the process that rarely accompanies art found in museums. I had the recent pleasure of seeing the exhibit and was completely moved and inspired. What interested me the most was the use of objects, he constructed a mini black box theatre complete with a perspective built diorama, computer controlled animatronic collage and what I assume to be stop motion filming. The down and dirty approach to his work is impressive. Please research and investigate this artist. I do not know the location of the next exhibit, but it is more than a worthwhile experience, it is NOT boring, tiring, or irritating. The exhibit was very well curated and took the individual on a safari through the series of pieces.

Books purchased William Kentridge, (Repeat) from the Beginning & Five Themes

Most notable piece Black Box

William Kentridge