Drawings for Projection
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Drawings for Projection is a renowned series of stop-motion animated films created from charcoal drawings by South African artist William Kentridge, exploring themes of memory, history, and apartheid.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated film series
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art film ⓘ stop-motion film series ⓘ |
| animationTechnique | stop-motion animation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| creator | William Kentridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | internationally acclaimed ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
art museums
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film festivals ⓘ |
| firstFilmReleaseYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| firstFilmTitle | Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City After Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
art cinema
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experimental animation ⓘ political art ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
expressionism
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hand-drawn animation ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Felix Teitelbaum
NERFINISHED
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Soho Eckstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
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South African apartheid history ⓘ political theatre ⓘ |
| language | silent film ⓘ |
| mainMedium |
charcoal drawings
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pastel drawings ⓘ |
| notableWorkInSeries |
Felix in Exile
NERFINISHED
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History of the Main Complaint NERFINISHED ⓘ Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City After Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Mine ⓘ Monument ⓘ Other Faces NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobriety, Obesity & Growing Old NERFINISHED ⓘ Stereoscope NERFINISHED ⓘ Tide Table NERFINISHED ⓘ Weighing and Wanting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | William Kentridge filmography ⓘ |
| productionMethod |
erasure animation
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single-sheet drawing repeatedly altered and re-shot ⓘ |
| setIn | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1980s ⓘ |
| theme |
apartheid
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desire ⓘ guilt ⓘ history ⓘ memory ⓘ personal and collective memory ⓘ political violence ⓘ urban transformation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
gallery installations
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museum retrospectives of William Kentridge ⓘ |
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