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In this abridged version of an
illustrated lecture given at Emory University on February 26, 2007,
artist William Christenberry introduces major themes in his work
and presents examples from more than forty years of photography,
drawing, painting, and sculpture centered upon his home state of
Alabama.
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| Part 1 (10:33 min.)
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Christenberry talks about "coming
to grips" with his feelings for the Alabama landscape in his earliest
work from the 1960s. Discussion of paintings and Brownie snapshots
focused on Hale County. The translation of Sprott Church from photograph
to sculpture. Narrative of "The Klub." |
| Part 2 (7:18 min.)
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Discussion of works from the 1970s and later
that reveal the passage of time and the workings of nature upon
buildings and landscapes. Also: "Alabama Wall," "Red
Building in Forest," "Horses and Black Buildings," "Green
Warehouse." "Gourd
Tree" drawings. Southern Monuments series. |
| Part 3 (9:15 min.)
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Origins and intentions of Christenberry's "Klan
Tableau." Examples of drawings, photographs, dolls, buildings,
and environments dealing with the Klan material. The creation of
"Dream Buildings." Recent sculptures approaching the subject
of memory. |
