Camera movement and film editing are combined to animate the ceramic figurines of John Perceval. He created his angels “more or less as symbols of the world’s survival.” An intangible element common to all Perceval’s angels is their spirit of humanity. These ceramic sculptures are disting- uished by their beautiful modelling, and their lustrous red copper glaze with its uncanny depth and beauty. Perceval does not devote himself exclusively to ceramic sculpture; he gives equal time to painting and has won the McCaughey and Vizard-Whollohan Prizes, and shared the Wynne Prize in 1961. Photography by Gerard Vanderberg; music by Dorian Le Gallienne.
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ACMI Identifier
002610
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Australia
Crafts & Visual Arts → Perceval, John, 1923-
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, Australian
Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, Modern - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)