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FILMCO has announced that this year’s TT Film Festival (TTFF) artist is painter Che Lovelace. Lovelace’s work will appear on the TTFF/22 poster, print guide, buttons and festival signage.
His vivid representations of the life, culture and landscape of Trinidad and Tobago demonstrate an intimate knowledge of — and passion for — the country that is celebrated each year during the festival, a media release said.
In previous years, the festival has worked with visual artists Christopher Cozier, Eddie Bowen, Peter Doig, Sheena Rose, Mark King, Sabrina Charran and Di-Andre Caprice Davis.
Lovelace’s 2018 painting, Head of a Girl, is the official work of TTFF/22.
In a recent interview, he said: “I’m constantly fascinated and drawn to human beings, and of course since this is where I am and I know, the people here are always intriguing to me.
“I look at all the nuances of a person’s gestures and attitude. Even with a glance, so much is conveyed, so much is felt. With this painting I wanted to feel as if I was just glancing at someone, but in that instant, the emotion, the mood and quality of a gesture are immediately conveyed… After all, maybe (the painting) asks the viewer to commit more to getting to know this person.”
