Kubrick, an art show tribute

If you have the chance to be in the beautiful city of San Francisco, you can not miss the current exhibition of Spoke Art: the gallery  presents “KUBRICK – An art show tribute to the films of Stanley Kubrick”. In this exhibition, over 60 artists were invited to re-invent their favorite characters, scenes and thematics from Kubrick, one of the world’s most prolific directors. From paintings to sculpture and prints, the show is a tribute to Kubrick,  reinterpreting his impact in a contemporary context.

Everybody knows who is Stanley Kubrick. A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, The Shining are only some of the masterpieces that the American director bequeathed to the 20th century, dealing with humanity, morality and social justice. Extreme violence, salaciousness and deranged psychological behavior were commonplace motifs instrumented to establish Kubrick’s pessimistic undertones.

For this show, all the artists were allowed to select the film of their choosing, and there were only one: feel free to re-interpret and Kubrick’s world. You can visit it until September 27th.


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“Come Play With Us, Stanley”, Dave MacDowell

 

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“I’m Afraid Dave”, Robert Wilson

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“Born To Kill”, Anarkitty

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“Kubrick”, VanOrton Design

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“Eyes Wide Shut”, Sam Smith

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“Lolita”, Bartosz Kosowoski

Spoke Art Gallery – 816 Sutter St. – San Francisco

About Astrid Jacomme

French photographer living in Barcelona and passionate by street and travel photography. Used to digital cameras, she discovered the magic of instant photography some years ago, when her mother gave her her old Polaroid 635, the same one with which all of her photographs have been taken when she was a child. It probably explains why today the work of Astrid is linked to a reflexion about childhood, emancipation and memories. Maybe because she studied chemistry or just because she understands photography as a creative tool, Astrid likes to intervene her photographs to fulfil the complete artistic process.