Julian Farmer
Project 1: The Elusive
Artist statement
Bull
Runtime: 56.17 secs
Pastel drawn animation
The video begins with a young calf standing for the first
time. The video then follows the calf into adulthood, becoming a large
bull. The calf is placed at the left
side of the paper, making what is observed literally one sided. Like the
distinct difference of masculinity and femininity, the calf was given a side
the second it was born. The animation is created using grey scale chalk
pastels. Like William Kentridge’s animations, I create the image and erase and
alter it slightly to create movement. The short animation is a general blip of
the bull’s life but using the bull as a metaphor for masculinity as it has in
art for centuries, I hope this begs the question of masculinity being a simple
aspect of male life. Most of my work includes animal imagery to speak about the
human condition. Animals are great vessels to describe this because it removes
the subject from humanity and allows for a new perspective. Since most art
requires some type of self-relation to itself I hope people will wonder if
their life is as matter of fact as he bulls.
A young calf’s life as a masculine bull is instinctual and
linear. Is a man’s life as simple?
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