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Friday, January 25, 2008

Dem old time ting - Fancy Sailor's last dance

How come no one has come up with a sailor costume tarred with beads and plumes of feathers?

At the Traditional Mas in St.James, Trinidad, West Indies, the Carnival competition began with the tribute of two masqueraders who had died in 2007, one of whom was Gilbert Defreitas, a.k.a. Popeye on roller skates. Every year it seems, the few individuals who have kept the traditions of Old Mas alive are becoming less visible. There were four Fancy Sailors on show, yet their enthusiasm and attention to the sailor dance brought a nostalgia, if not taught to the younger sailor masqueraders, the art may perished as well.

The video begins with a tribute to Popeye at last year's event and continues with the classic Fancy Sailor dance. Above: Gilbert Defreitas a.k.a. Popeye dancing on his roller skates in 2006. Nest: Bats

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Richard Bolai lives and works from Trinidad, West Indies. He is a bookbinder,Graphic designer and the author of thebookmann, which from 2004, has written and photographed independently aspects of Trinidad and Tobago's art culture.

In 2008, he began a series of self studies called Feinin which incorporated digital superpositions of artists who have left a mark in art history by using the internet as the core of reference. He also produced parodies relating to anthropological studies of Trinidad and Tobago, for example, folklore or observations of the society via class and stereotypes

The work then expanded by actually creating dimensional replicas, capturing a map over the subjects to explore the underling subconscious in the form of art. This aided the ability to analyze art by producing art parodies to understand the meaning behind it. No money was spent or assistance in producing these compositions from common items found in his home, a chair, a mirror, or old tyre.

The artists lists includes, da Vinci's Last Supper, Koons's dog, Hirst's spin paintings, Andres Serrano's piss Christ to Monet to name a few, over one hundred artists' have been completed, producing one in every 24 hour cycle.

It should be noted that with the feinin studies, you should see that actual work that is been parodied via the link. It makes no sense otherwise.

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