OK so im getting obsessed with Tilda Swinton now . . .
March 11th 2008 15:14
I just dont know what it is about Tilda Swinton that has so captivated me? Her confidence? Her non-conformity? Her creativity?
I have been familiar with her acting career and credits for some time now but since researching her love affair with Sandro Kopp her for my previous post "Androgyn Witch Charms Boy Artist" (CLICKHERE to view full article) i now find i cant stop googling her . . . she is a fascinating creature!
Older women taking younger lovers isnt exactly groundbreaking, Demi Moore seduced Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz seduced Justin Timberlake . . . but those women are all capped teeth and hair extensions, breast implants, fake tans, batting eyelashes, swimsuit model abs etc . . . Tilda Swinton is a regular plain jane, tall and proud and . . . well . . . normal looking i guess.
I marvelled at the fact that she didnt abandon her old man and kids at home, she just integrated another peron she loves into her lifestyle, its revolutionary! She literally had her cake and ate it too!
Fantastic!
Pushing the boundaries . . .
Digging a bit deeper i became extremely impressed at what a huge contributer Tilda Swinton is to the arts. Apart from her acting roles in mainstream and indie films, and apart from being a muse and subject for her painter lover (Kopp) and painter/writer life-partner (Byrne), she is a thespian and performance artist appearing in an installation piece called "The Maybe" which also pushed the boundaries.
"The Maybe" saw Tilda Swinton go on display in a glass box at the Serpentine Gallery, an installation by Cornelia Parker, for a week in 1995. In the box Tilda appeared to be asleep like a contemporary Sleeping Beauty in jeans and deck shoes, subject to intense scrutiny and speculation by over 21,000 people visiting the gallery that week. The work was regarded by some as a statement of mourning by Tilda for film-maker Derek Jarman who died of an AIDS related illness in 1994. For seven consecutive days, eight hours a day, she lay motionless, eyes closed, in a raised, glass casket.
Derek Jarman (January 31, 1942 – February 19, 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer who first worked with Tilda on the film "Caravaggio" (1986) . . . they made nine films together before his death in 1994. During the 1980s Jarman was still one of the few openly gay public figures in Britain and so was a leading campaigner against "anti-gay" legislation and to raise awareness of AIDS. In 1986 Jarman was diagnosed HIV positive, and was notable for later discussing his condition in public.
Now i see Tilda Swinton as not just passionate but also compassionate.
A photo capturing Tilda Swintons touching performance art tribute to Derek Jarman has been featured on the cover of this art book:
Difference and Excess in Contemporary Art: The Visibility of Women's Practice, edited by Gill Perry; Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2004 ISBN 1405112026.
Cover image: The Maybe: a performance conceived and performed by Tilda Swinton within an installation by Cornelia Parker at the Serpentine Gallery, 1995
I have been familiar with her acting career and credits for some time now but since researching her love affair with Sandro Kopp her for my previous post "Androgyn Witch Charms Boy Artist" (CLICKHERE to view full article) i now find i cant stop googling her . . . she is a fascinating creature!
Older women taking younger lovers isnt exactly groundbreaking, Demi Moore seduced Ashton Kutcher, Cameron Diaz seduced Justin Timberlake . . . but those women are all capped teeth and hair extensions, breast implants, fake tans, batting eyelashes, swimsuit model abs etc . . . Tilda Swinton is a regular plain jane, tall and proud and . . . well . . . normal looking i guess.
I marvelled at the fact that she didnt abandon her old man and kids at home, she just integrated another peron she loves into her lifestyle, its revolutionary! She literally had her cake and ate it too!
Fantastic!
Pushing the boundaries . . .
Digging a bit deeper i became extremely impressed at what a huge contributer Tilda Swinton is to the arts. Apart from her acting roles in mainstream and indie films, and apart from being a muse and subject for her painter lover (Kopp) and painter/writer life-partner (Byrne), she is a thespian and performance artist appearing in an installation piece called "The Maybe" which also pushed the boundaries.
"The Maybe" saw Tilda Swinton go on display in a glass box at the Serpentine Gallery, an installation by Cornelia Parker, for a week in 1995. In the box Tilda appeared to be asleep like a contemporary Sleeping Beauty in jeans and deck shoes, subject to intense scrutiny and speculation by over 21,000 people visiting the gallery that week. The work was regarded by some as a statement of mourning by Tilda for film-maker Derek Jarman who died of an AIDS related illness in 1994. For seven consecutive days, eight hours a day, she lay motionless, eyes closed, in a raised, glass casket.
Derek Jarman (January 31, 1942 – February 19, 1994) was an English film director, stage designer, artist, and writer who first worked with Tilda on the film "Caravaggio" (1986) . . . they made nine films together before his death in 1994. During the 1980s Jarman was still one of the few openly gay public figures in Britain and so was a leading campaigner against "anti-gay" legislation and to raise awareness of AIDS. In 1986 Jarman was diagnosed HIV positive, and was notable for later discussing his condition in public.
Now i see Tilda Swinton as not just passionate but also compassionate.
A photo capturing Tilda Swintons touching performance art tribute to Derek Jarman has been featured on the cover of this art book:
Difference and Excess in Contemporary Art: The Visibility of Women's Practice, edited by Gill Perry; Oxford: Blackwell Publishing, 2004 ISBN 1405112026.
This thought-provoking book explores the increasing visibility of women's art in Britain, Europe and America. Written by a group of prestigious art historians and critics, it locates contemporary women's art within a matrix of overlapping historical, cultural and post-colonial frameworks.
Artists whose work is considered include Martha Rosler and Kara Walker from North America, Alice Maher from the Republic of Ireland, Lubaina Himid, Christine Borland, Sarah Lucas, Cornelia Parker, Gillian Wearing and Rachel Whiteread from Britain, and the international performance group, moti roti. The book also features specially-commissioned interviews with some of these artists. Diverse media are covered, from sculpture and painting through to photography, installations, video and performance.
Artists whose work is considered include Martha Rosler and Kara Walker from North America, Alice Maher from the Republic of Ireland, Lubaina Himid, Christine Borland, Sarah Lucas, Cornelia Parker, Gillian Wearing and Rachel Whiteread from Britain, and the international performance group, moti roti. The book also features specially-commissioned interviews with some of these artists. Diverse media are covered, from sculpture and painting through to photography, installations, video and performance.
Cover image: The Maybe: a performance conceived and performed by Tilda Swinton within an installation by Cornelia Parker at the Serpentine Gallery, 1995
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no she DIDNT leave her husband and kids, thats what i think is commendable, shes maintaining relationships with both men! isnt that amazing?
i definately agree with you about her looking cold, ghostly, alien-like, and having hideous fashion sense (i think i used much the same words in my last post about her haha) but i think its maybe because she is just so unusual that im becoming obsessed with her?
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