'Food about you' film by Alexandre Dubosc

An animation film, by Alexandre Dubosc. The cinematography in this is amazing, and it plays with simple ideas of reversing footage in an effective way. 

Carnal love, music video

I came across this video which is very much related to my practice. The thing that I like most about this video is the scenes in which honey is dripping from various objects. I think it's interesting that there is something about 'the pour' of any liquid (viscous one's especially) that completely fascinates human beings'. It probably stems from some sort of infantile desire, and my work definitely plays upon this.

Bompas and Parr

Gorgeous jelly by Bompas and Parr. I love their work- it's mad yet ingenious. They actually create the kind of idea's you think would never be possible, and execute them brilliantly. Jelly is just the best material, there's something about it that just makes you want to look at it, touch it and eat it.

The best thing about Bompas and Parr is how accessible their work is to everyone- kids obviously love it, but adults and people who have never been into art are entranced by it also. For me that's what successful art is.     

Its Blitz! album cover

Album cover for 'Yeah Yeah Yeahs'

Interview with Philip Levine

An interview in which Philip Levine talks about his own work, as well as mentioning our collaboration

http://www.labkultur.tv/en/blog/headism-philip-levine

Collaboration with Philip Levine

Philip Levine, a London-based artist, uses his bald head as a canvas for his art, creating intricate head designs. Find more of his work here: http://www.philsays.com/

I met Phil through friends at a private view, and was really excited when he saw my work, and offered to be a model for a syrup pour. We have done some filming together now, and I am in the editing process. But it's great that he is interested in what I've been doing, and working with him was a great opportunity for me, aswell as being really fun. Images to follow soon.

Vintage 'Flake' Adverts

CAKE

A Stephen Blaise film, 'CAKE' features a female model devouring a cake

http://www.fly16x9.com/fashion/index.php?id=80

David Wilson, from Advent 25 series- Spiritualised

Film involving syrup, cream, and sweets being poured on a statue of the Virgin Mary. I just find this so satisfying to watch, very relaxing. Really interesting how the subject here is a mannequin, in contrast to my live model. I think both work really well. This one is great because there's no distracting movement, so you can concentrate fully on the delicious hypnotic syrup glooping down the form, and the fact that she's gently turning just adds to the therapeutic quality of it.  .

http://vimeo.com/34144381

Zola Jesus: 'Stridulum'

An album cover Zola Jesus, featuring frontwoman Nika Roza Danilova being poured in melted chocolate. The link below gives an interview with her, explaining the thought process behind it a bit. It seems to be a childhood fantasy of a lot of people to be poured in chocolate or syrup of some kind. I think it's interesting how this idea of pouring chocolate in this case, or golden syrup in my case, over someones head can start off as being something really beautiful and serene, and the once the whole face is submerged it becomes like something out of a horror film, and actually quite abject.   


http://music.is-amazing.com/sites/music.is-amazing.com/files/covers/zola.jpg

'Come Helga, This Is No Place For Us II' Rebecca Warren

(Maureen Paley Gallery, 10th Oct-20th Nov).
    What I find interesting about Rebecca Warrens work is the sheer bulk of material she uses, and the rawness there seems to be in a lot of her sculptures. I love that you can see finger marks in the materials, which create a narrative, and brings to mind images of the artist quite aggressively ripping into it with her whole body.
    The artists presence is very strong in the work- you can tell she has been in direct and close contact with what you are viewing, and in this respect her work reminds me very much of Janine Antoni's.  
    To me it's very sensual, the idea of squashing clay between your fingers is a something that is pleasurable to experience, and something we can all relate to (if not in adult life, then in childhood). Through looking at these gouged forms, it reminds me of what it feels like to experience this, and I think because of the colours as well, it sort of takes me back to childhood slightly.

Martynka Wawrzniak

An artist Andrea recommended to me in the Crit, very much related to what I want to do.
She uses melted chocolate (looks like it's been watered down) and pours it all over the model. The chocolate becomes suffocating, and you can't help but empathize with the girl as she chokes and splutters through the video until she is almost completely submerged. The effect of this video becomes very abject, and it's sort of difficult and unpleasant to watch...I found myself worrying about the model, and sort of gagging when she does.

http://www.martynka.com/chocolate/large2.html

'Candy' Honey scene

In a recent crit of my work, I was told to look at this scene in the Australian film 'Candy'. Thanks to Theo for finding this for me I know it took a while! Watch from 6:20:

Emeco and Coca-cola collaboration

A film in which a chair made from recycled coca-cola bottles is frozen in a vast cube of ice

Elena Kalis Photography

A photographer I recently stumbled across, who does a lot of work underwater. The clarity of these pictures is amazing, and I think they are very sensual, in that the image looks like I think it would feel to be the girl underwater....if that makes any sense! The images are dream like, so beautiful and peaceful to observe, it makes me want to be that girl, and experience what she is experiencing. I have recently been doing a lot of film and photography work, and this photographer has really inspired my choice of lighting and subject.

Pipilotti Rist

I recently visited the Pipilotti Rist exhibition at the Hayward Gallery which I found to be a refreshing experience. Unlike many exhibitions which I find to be hard work in a way (often involving a lot of reading about the work, trying to work out what is going on, etc), this was just such a relaxing experience. Videos are projected onto floating bits of fabric, creating a dreamlike effect, and the viewer is invited to lie back on bean bags. I think these films really encourage some sort of infantile desire within the viewer, they are the sort of videos that you want to watch, and its a pleasant experience to be surrounded by them. I also like her projections into objects like shells, which you have to peer in to view.  

Gunnar Aagaard Anderson

Lynda Benglis

Sonja Alhauser

Schokoladenbad, 2004

A performance piece in which the artist bathed in a tub of whole milk chocolate. Playing with the idea of attraction and repulsion, as on the one hand the viewer in enticed by the chocolate, and at the same time the smell is overwhelming and sickly, the sight of it can be seen as similar to sewage, and the fact that a human body has been in contact with it provokes feelings of abject. 

Janine Antoni