Realising the Dream

These are resin paintings based on stills from my original 1989 35mm animated film, Dream. I thought it was timely to revisit the imagery, as I began making the film 20 years ago this year. I built the painting boards, painted them white and then projected the images on, freeze-framing at the desired point. I then traced around the images and laid the boards flat. Each colour was painted on separately, using surfboard filler resin. When all the colours were on and had dried, I brushed on a gloss coat. So, in a sense, each one is constructed a bit like a surfboard. They are quite light in weight, considering, and the colours are really rich and beautiful.
They can be made any size.
I thought they would be a good way to draw attention to the original cels, which are also for sale. I will be exhibiting a selection of both cels and resin paintings at Sea Cell in Byron Bay, early in 2008.
If people want to order one, they can pick their favourite scene from Dream. I can be contacted privately through my website.

- Mark Sutherland, 2007
http://www.gonadman.com/

Doco: Andrew Kidman
Music: "Wall of Death" by the Brown Birds from Windy Hill
http://www.litmus.com.au/

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[jeffbrophy2]

wats the name of the track in the actual movie for the dream section

[suthofilm]

The song was 'Woke Up in a Dream' by B. Thompson and M. Dillon, recorded by the band Barrenjoey, 1987.

[rosie4tune]

Hey bro(therwoost007) thanks for your comment of a year ago. Guess I'm a bit slow on the uptake, but this technology's got me beat. New Gonad Man comic coming soon on the website. Cheers Mark

[rosie4tune]

thanks for the kind words, people. New Gonad Man story coming soon on the website. Cheers Mark

[gingerandwaxer]

thanks for giving us all some insight into this amazing project from an amazing individual. pretty insipiring really.

[brotherwoost007]

I cannot believe, there has been no comment here on this artist, this is real life and extremely clever by Sutho.