MARWENCOL is a documentary about an artists work and his journey with his unique style. The documentary focuses on Mark Hogancamp and his art of photographing G.I. Joe style dolls depicting the fictional WW2 era Marwencol. Hogancamp's medium is not a ironic or mocking tone but it is a happenstance of his therapy from a traumatic event in his life. Marwencol is an incredibly layered and moving story with odd twists and turns as if it was written by Charlie Kaufman. It amazed me that something that is so traumatic and painful could produce a true artist whose motivation is only self and dealing with his own life in a unique way. More than photography or displays, this is more pure artistry than one would imagine at first glance when the whole story is told. A must see.
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Marwencol rekalled...
MARWENCOL is a documentary about an artists work and his journey with his unique style. The documentary focuses on Mark Hogancamp and his art of photographing G.I. Joe style dolls depicting the fictional WW2 era Marwencol. Hogancamp's medium is not a ironic or mocking tone but it is a happenstance of his therapy from a traumatic event in his life. Marwencol is an incredibly layered and moving story with odd twists and turns as if it was written by Charlie Kaufman. It amazed me that something that is so traumatic and painful could produce a true artist whose motivation is only self and dealing with his own life in a unique way. More than photography or displays, this is more pure artistry than one would imagine at first glance when the whole story is told. A must see.
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