Surrealist in the Canarian Archipelago
A surreal and poetic film about a Swedish Surrealist Artist on Gran Canaria, Spain
Produced by:
Evolving Cultures Productions
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Karl Gustav Thulin
www.karlgustavthulin.com
"What is art? To me, art is a skill. To create good literature is the art of writing. To risk your life high up in a circus-tent by performing trapeze, is circus-art. An orator can be an artist of words. Art is a skill, but it is also to dare. To dare to do something totally unexpected. To use your imagination, colours and shapes, with the intention to visualize reality".
Such are the words of Swedish surrealist painter Karl Gustav Thulin whom we had the honour and good fortune to work with for two years, documenting his life and work on the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.
The result is a beautiful, surreal and poetic film which mirrors the artist's layered, dreamlike way of working.
Intercut with Thulin's monumental, colourful and sometimes bizarr images are stunning shots from the Canarian wilderness; the high mountains, the remote villages and the everpresent ocean.This film is directed, shot and edited by Björn Ulfsson & Terri Casella, in collaboration with the artist.
"Art is more real than reality. Why? Because artists have worked with their impressions, and transformed them into pictures and feelings throughout the ages. For the artist, this process might be unconscious. Then like a sudden idea, you are aware of what it is that you want to create on canvass. This birth of something new is something you gradually recognize, and a motif is developing. A new piece of art is born."
A proposal for a broadcasting licence with Swedish Television is currently being processed.
