Little White Lies (a London Magazine that rewrites the rules on how movies are covered) brings films to life by challenging a group of international artists to reimagine Guillermo del Toro’s films as Victorian-era gothic book covers.
Artists from around the world took on the challenge, including South Africa's very own talented studio, MUTI.
Other artists and designers participated from France, Spain, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Little White Lies partnered up with The Bioscope in Johannesburg' to showcase this incredible exhibition which is sure to turn heads and inspire the artists in us all.
Visitors to the Bioscope will be able to witness creativity that brings Del Toro's movies to life from the work of these talented nine artists from five major countries.
The work on display are by:
MUTI
We tried to honour Guillermo’s unique Gothic/Victorian vision by looking at 19th Century scratchboard illustrations and etchings from masters like Gustav Doré and even earlier artists like Albrecht Durer, applying those treatments to imagery from the film
Telegramme
On Crimson Peak: From the first trailer and shots I saw of the film, visually it was stunning and the house as a character was the perfect starting point to work from.
Luke Drozd
On Cronos: It was the first Del Toro film I saw and it left a lasting impression. It uses the Vampire myth as the starting point and spins it into new and intelligent areas. It’s thoughtful and stylish and a real gem.
Lola Beltran
On The Devil’s Backbone: When I was a teenager I didn’t really have much access to computers or the internet as I am originally from a very little town in South Seville, Spain. I spent many hours a day renting videotapes and watching the same movies again and again and I remember being bemused by Guillermo del Toro’s aesthetics in this particular movie and many others. The desert yellowish and brownish palette reflecting the Spanish scene from the post war era was a very common image in my daily life surrounded by yellow dust and crazy cultural traditions.
Laurene Boglio
On Mimic: In keeping with the spirit of the film and the world of GDT I referred to mystical book covers and looked at lots of ancient religious icons.
Sam Dunn
I watched the whole thing through with a sketchbook at hand to scribble some ideas down and work on them in more depth once it had finished. It was hard to sketch and watch which I’d usually do as I had to continually read the subtitles since it’s a Spanish film.
The exhibition runs from October 20 to November 15, open daily from 11 a.m. until late, at The Bioscope, an independent cinema in downtown Johannesburg, 286 Fox St., Maboneng. – Tonight Reporter