Thursday, March 15, 2012

2012

Hello all! It has been a while, I apologize, but its really for the better since I have some AWESOME updates to post.

My most recent project is a short film titled, "Death Becomes You, Rebekah Zurenko". A death-fantasy/self-portrait, DBYRZ is an exploration into one lesbian's fragmented Western psyche.

This painting, "Dead Bitch: Self Portrait", was a precursor painting to the film; here, I picture myself as a walking corpse, supported by an allegorical figure of profane lesbian love. Loosely related to the theme of the movie, it supports the assertion that we are all walking corpses, held up by allegories and ideologies.


I created these two promotional images from still shots taken during the video shoot. The use of fetish/bondage is meant to be a metaphor for control of the self and others, as well as a reference to the subjective nature of pleasure. 'Rebekah Zurenko' in the film is played by two individuals chained together, depicting the relationship of the 'mind' to the 'body'; this relationship can be expanded to discuss the relationship between the immaterial and material nature of identity.

And last but not least, a 1:15 second promotional video/commercial for the film. Enjoy!