75 YEARS OF NEW CONTEMPORARIES
HURVIN ANDERSON (B. 1965)
Take One
Details
HURVIN ANDERSON (B. 1965)
Take One
signed and titled '"Take One" Hurvin Anderson' (on the reverse)
acrylic on paper
11½ x 16½in. (29.3 x 42cm.)
Painted in 2022
Take One
signed and titled '"Take One" Hurvin Anderson' (on the reverse)
acrylic on paper
11½ x 16½in. (29.3 x 42cm.)
Painted in 2022
Provenance
Courtesy of the Artist.
Further details
New Contemporaries (1988) Limited (registered in England with charity number 1013848) will receive a minimum amount of 80% of the sale price for this artwork.
"This image originates from the film, The Harder They Come (dir. Perry Henzell, 1972) and is a drawing from a still. The film was an integral part of growing up for me and a part of the culture in the Caribbean community in Birmingham. In the drawing I recall the feeling of watching this transformative film at the same venue where I also watched Rockers and Handsworth Songs on separate occasions. All these films have had a formative effect on me and those I grew up with. The Harder They Come was often quoted within my friendship group and within the wider community, with key dialogue batted back and forth to one another in banter. I can remember that even the performances by the lesser known characters became immediately iconic while the opening scenes of the film were an instant hit with an audience of second generation Jamaicans hungry for a glimpse of the island on the 'big screen'. The film has become an integral part of popular Caribbean culture and the impact is still felt today."
- Hurvin Anderson
"This image originates from the film, The Harder They Come (dir. Perry Henzell, 1972) and is a drawing from a still. The film was an integral part of growing up for me and a part of the culture in the Caribbean community in Birmingham. In the drawing I recall the feeling of watching this transformative film at the same venue where I also watched Rockers and Handsworth Songs on separate occasions. All these films have had a formative effect on me and those I grew up with. The Harder They Come was often quoted within my friendship group and within the wider community, with key dialogue batted back and forth to one another in banter. I can remember that even the performances by the lesser known characters became immediately iconic while the opening scenes of the film were an instant hit with an audience of second generation Jamaicans hungry for a glimpse of the island on the 'big screen'. The film has become an integral part of popular Caribbean culture and the impact is still felt today."
- Hurvin Anderson
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