Tuesday, March 29, 2011
First assignment for DMF 203, Spring 2011 - thematic images
I want to work with the concept of the 'lone urban drifter', as experienced in any of a number of American art forms, whether it be film, or literature. This figure appears in many western films, as well as the post-apocalyptic genre, and, to a certain extent, certain noir characters of the 30's-through-50's, as well as Kurosawa's ronin in the film 'Yojimbo', and also 'Sanjuro'. This specific boy-and-his-dog character was an invention of writer Harlan Ellison (this image is from the 1975 film of the same name), but is also mirrored in the 'I am legend' character of Richard Matheson. I am also intrigued by the concept of personal 'kit', and what these characters choose to carry around with them, and it's current manifestation of concepts in 'EDC' (every-day-carry) gear (as espoused in www.edcforums.com), as well as more full-blown 'bug-out-bags' of the modern-era survivalist.
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