Semester 2- Week One

Nathalie Djurberg's 'Claymations'.


Swedish artist Nathalie Djurberg's intricately constructed claymation films are both terrifyingly
disturbing and artlessly sweet.


The new works created for the Venice Biennale explore a surrealistic Garden of Eden in which all that is natural goes awry.


She exposes the innate fear of what is not understood and confronts viewers with the complexity of emotions.

Nathalie Djurberg was awarded the silver lion for a promising young artist at the Venice
Art Biennale 09.
(http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/6886/nathalie-djurberg)

Research Djurberg's work in order to answer the following questions;


1. What do you understand by the word 'claymation'?

Claymation is the generalized term for clay animation, a form of stop animation using clay. The term claymation was coined by its creator, Will Vinton, owner of an animation studio that worked with clay artists to create clay animation. Claymation involves using objects or characters sculpted from clay or other moldable material, and then taking a series of still pictures that are replayed in rapid succession to create the illusion of movement. Some of the more famous claymation characters in history include Gumby and Pokey, Wallace and Gromit, and the California Raisins. http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-claymation.htm



2. What is meant by the term 'surrealistic Garden of Eden'? and 'all that is natural goes awry'?

I think she used her own artistic expression to present a Garden of Eden in people's eyes. But the Garden of Eden compared to the book, her work is full of strange feeling.


3. What are the 'complexity of emotions' that Djurberg confronts us with?

The color of her works from complex characters and exaggerated facial expressions, so I understand her complex feelings.

4. How does Djurberg play with the ideas of children's stories, and innocence in some of her work?

Complex and bright colors, people, animals face exaggerated facial expressions, the location of placing the characters in the scene, there are people and animals`s body movements are used,there are all in her children`s stories, and innocence in some of work.

5. There is a current fascination by some designers with turning the innocent and sweet into something disturbing. Why do you think this has come about?

I personally think that in order to have greater visual impact, and contrast to attract people's attention.


6. In your opinion, why do you think Djurberg's work is so interesting that it was chosen for the Venice Biennale?

Through Djurberg's work,I can see her performance with the fairy tale way to show dark said of society,and thus play fable of warning.


7. Add some of your own personal comments on her work

Her work is so amazing and incredible .Let us once again to think about our role in this society,use the perspective of children.