In this episode, Christina catches up with the 2021 SALA Feature Artist, Roy Ananda. Tune in to hear about the role of fandom and humor in Roy's work, the inspiration behind the 'heart' work that features on the 2021 SALA poster, and the process of creating this year's SA Living Artist Publication.
- Untitled, 2006, Fabric, coat-hanger, fibreglass, dimensions variable
Bugs Bunny – ‘The Grey Hounded Hare’Aether Drift, 2013, timber, acrylic paint, fixings, aluminium trestles, 300x600x500cmMonograph – Roy AnandaRoy Ananda: Further Annotations at the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA)Annotations seriesOlafur Eliasson, Dark matter collective, 2018, 217 partially silvered glass spheres, paint (black), stainless steelPeter Booth, Painting 1982, 1982, oil on canvasformalismSol LeWittMF Doom (member of hip-hop duo Madvillain) / Madvillain – ALL CAPSFransisco Goya in the AGSA collectionGiovanni Battista Piranesi in the AGSA collectionAlbrecht Dürer in the AGSA collectionDeviantart.com/fan-fictionDeath notice, 2016, digital print on newsprint paper, 15x7cmSA Living Artist PublicationChristopher Orchard: The uncertainty of the poet, Peter Goldworthy, Margot Osborne, Roy Ananda, Julia Robinson, Rod TaylorPeter GoldsworthyAndrew PurvisBernadette KlavinsSean WilliamsD&D / Dungeons & DragonsWakefield PressA house falls on Buster KeatonThe Empire Strikes Back (Star Wars: Episode V)affirmational fandom vs transformational fandomRoy Ananda 2004 SALA Keynote speechACSA / Adelaide Central School of ArtAdelaide Central GallerySupreme Library at Adelaide Central GalleryFantasyNameGenerators.comSlow crawl to infinity, 2014, Plywood, timber, fixings, 550x700x1050cmThin walls between dimensions, 2018, MDF, timber, acrylic paint, fixings, Dimensions variableWookie‘Easter egg’ (noun) 1: a chocolate egg given at Easter, (2) an unexpected or undocumented feature in a piece of computer software or on a DVD, included as a joke or bonus.CACSA / Contemporary Art Centre of South Australia(Dueling rapiers): Roy Ananda, Untitled, 2015, swords, steel, springs, motor, and micro-controller, dimensions variableAlexander CalderInigo Montoya vs Man in Black501st legionDarth VaderBoba FettRoy Ananda, Autobiography seriesMelvyn BraggRoyAnanda.com@roy.ananda on InstagramHungarian Rhapsody No2 by Hans Liszt performed by Brent Tucker