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Characters to illustrate / animate Black Jack Davy & storyboards for animation Black Jack Davy character for animation Black Jack Davy is from the Child Ballads, reinterpreted musically by 1970s folk rock band Steeleye Span, and more recently by The White Stripes. Black Jack Davy follows on from the dolls made as part of Magne Furuholmen's "Scrabble" Exhibition, he is made in the same way as Manga Magne. Information. He is shown holding "The Lady", which is a painting from The Squire's collection. In keeping with Steeleye Span's All Around My Hat album cover design, Black Jack's face has the same anamorphic projection as the faces of the band, meaning that his face can only be viewed normally from an orthagonal angle. The Squire character for animation The Squire is a character from Black Jack Davy. He is a wealthy landowner who possesses a large art collection, including a painting of his Lady, and this rather Holbein style diamond encrusted skull.... The Squire dimensions variable fabric, polymer clay, thread, wadding Skull cotton, wadding, fabric, sequins and stitch The Lady character for animation The Lady is possessed by the Squire, she is a kept woman, a commodity, and a painting in his collection. She is "stolen" by Black Jack Davy and hung in the Tate Modern instead, where overnight, like in Bagpuss, she comes back to life, and she and Black Jack Davy go on the run to escape the Squire. The Lady's hair is fully articulated for animation. The Lady dimensions variable fabric, thread, polymer clay, wool, wadding, wire, acrylic, Illustrations were exhibited at New Designers 9th - 13th July 2008 at The Business Design Centre, Islington, London. For more information, click on Exhibitions. |
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