His work is on display at the Pace Gallery in London, now through January 18, 2014.
Top to bottom: Temporal Sitter; Ballerina Bust; Ballerina; Kids On A Tomb overhead view; Kids On A Tomb side view; male bust
Most interesting is the collaboration Gray worked on with Disney Studios for the film "Snow White and the Huntsman" which I reviewed here. At the time, I was unaware of Gray's work but the "Mirror Man" did stand out for me as a highlight in the film. The images for the film are based on Gray's piece Face Off, seen in the images below, which consists of two figures, draped in fabric. Gray paired them facing each other at the entrance to one of his gallery shows. In an interview with The Observer, he said, "I made this sculpture to be put at the entrance so that as you walked into a gallery, you walked through these guardians of the gate... They’re standing with their arms crossed and they’ve got that kind of attitude-y young pose, you know what I mean? That arrogant cocky pose. You see it all the time... You walk through the door to the gallery and you get this bad vibe even as you just walk into the show."
And then below, the "Mirror Man" as he appeared in "Snow White and the Huntsman" with Charlize Theron.
http://kevinfrancisgray.com
2 comments:
So not sure if you saw the entire collection but the narrative is a sad one. As someone pointed out on his other sculptures hanging tree and ghost girl they don’t hide the devastating truth of depression and self-harm. The same pair of characters you see on the tomb are found in this mid 2000s series that has a finger on the pulse of the teens-twenty year olds of that decade.
It speaks so loud it screams the silence of neglect, forgotten, and unheard. Young people experiencing life but lacking the support and love to face the devastation of loss.
Hi Alcyone,
Thanks for the comment and the additional fascinating and moving information! This draped series is no longer on his site as of today...interesting that he has removed it. But his recent work is pretty amazing too. I think I am going to post about it.
Thanks again!
JEF
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