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First Friday Artist Spotlight: David Torres
April 4 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The Movie Madness First Friday Artist Spotlight returns on April 4th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm in the Miniplex. Join us for a gallery of original art, animation cels and stop motion figures from local artist David Torres who’s new film, THE EDENSPHERE SAGA, recently premiered at Hollywood Theatre.
6:00pm – 7:00pm: Gallery open
7:00pm: Screening of David’s short film “TO YOU, MY IMMORTAL FLAME”
Seating for the screening will be limited, we recommend reserving a ticket in advance by calling the store, or asking the counter.
Born in West Palm Beach, FL, David Torres is an Portland based artist known for his unique fusion of stop-motion, hand-drawn animation, and live action. David is interested in the history of stories where the unseen forces of morality are at work. The PTSD factor embedded in culture has drawn David’s work to the idea of the “hero” as an empathic ideal for people to aspire to. As a way of investigating this idea David created “Sunkeepers”, a cinematic universe, designed under the influences of 1990’s anime, video games, and his father’s middle school drawings. Through Sunkeepers, David tells stories within the fictional planet of “Runetech” about a way of being and existing in our world. Exploring a narrative with an embedded nostalgia for the future is the illusion David uses to contend with the disillusions that exist within culture.
You may find more art by David through his website and Instagram @djtorresII