Today was the final day of the Cult Fiction - Art and Comics exhibition at The New Art Gallery in Walsall. I'm really pleased I managed to get to it as some of the work was really engaging, particularly a 7 minute animation by David Shrigley. 'A community of misfits, beasts and tortured animals explore moral themes such as good and evil and life and death, in scenarios that are as comic as they are tragic'. The animation is constructed of simple line drawings with a very frank voiceover, which describes the character's thoughts and feelings of the world he lives in. The subjects covered are somewhat disturbing, although alongside the visuals they are uncomfortably amusing. The exhibition comes to Leeds City Art Gallery on 21st Sept and I'd recommend a visit.
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This exhibition sounds really interesting - I am into simple, straightforward design at the moment and this seems to draw on real issues using simple illustration. I will have to try remember the dates when it comes to Leeds!
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