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El dibuixant / The Draughtsman. A Performance by Marcel-l脙颅 Ant脙潞nez
Marcel芒鈧脙颅 Ant脙潞nez is an internationally renowned performance and installation artist and founder member of the theatre and performance company La Fura dels Baus. Ant脙潞nez芒鈧劉s artwork is concerned with the human condition and in his actions and performances he makes use of a variety of media, including mechatronics, in order to explore questions about origins and identity.
As part of The Body in Catalan Visual Culture conference, Marcel芒鈧脙颅 Ant脙潞nez will present the talk "Systematurgy", on Saturday 7th September in the Triskel Arts Centre. This will be followed by a screening of the documentary "El dibuixant / The Draughtsman" at 7pm.
"El dibuixant / The Draughtsman" is an exploration of Marcel芒鈧脙颅 Ant脙潞nez芒鈧劉s work, his life, creative processes and artistic obsessions. Narrated in the first person, this documentary shows Ant脙潞nez engage in the drawing of a large mural. The process is presented alongside a series of animations and images of performances and installations which enable Ant脙潞nez to situate his own artistic universe in the wider context of contemporary art, from the 1980s to present day.
For more information on the artist, see his website