Exhibition statement 'dies boot war hell rot'
© Nadine Kessler, 2013
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The solo exhibition
DIES BOOT WAR HELL ROT
opens on March 14, 2013 / 5pm / at 146 Arts Space / 146 Elizabeth Street / Hobart / Tasmania
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This project is supported by
Supported by Tasmanian Government grant Assistance to Individuals, Goethe Institute Australia and Nadine Kessler Design
A typographical poster as part of the 'Glenorchy Open' a group show at the Moonah Arts Centre, February 2013
During my visit in Christchurch this typeface really stood out to me. It seemed to be an extremely versatile typeface, used in a clear uppercase version for signage, and can also occur more ornamental, for example for the use of cards. Looking closer, I discovered that there seemed to be more than one version of each characters (alternates), some more playful, others more clear.
Poster illustration by Josh.
I based the drawings in this illustration on many of Norman Lindsay’s drawings and etchings. He was a powerful influence on me as a teenager (as a child through the Magic Pudding as well). I loved his angels and demons, the nude figures with gestural gestures (my newly coined phrase). The other aspect of this illustration was the images of hell that I enjoyed looking at in Volume one of the Sandman series, Dali’s drawings to accompany Dante’s L’Inferno, that I was lucky to see a few years back and lots of other more pop-cultural referencing stuff like Hellboy or stuff like that.
