William Kentridge is an inspiration to me. He amazed me with his talented pieces of art. His revolutionary art works are inspiring. I admire the way he put together these drawings. First he filmed a drawing. Then he made changes and erased parts. He finished his work by filming it again. I think this is a good method of creating.
William Kentridge's first animated movie came out in 1989. It was called Johannesburg, 2nd Greatest City After Paris, in the series Drawings for Projection. The charcoal drawings Kentridge uses make the animation unique. He includes a self portrait in many of his works. He generally focuses on political and social themes.
In his film, Monument, Kentridge uses charcoal to create the images. The images look surreal. They appear and slowly disappear. The story line if interesting. There is come political rivalry occurring. Some character is in a cage. The plot is a bit harsh and frightening. Kentridge uses a great deal of detail in this animation. The wrinkles of the faces of his characters pop out at you.
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