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The National Gallery is collaborating with Central Saint Martin’s College of Art and Design on 'Transcriptions: Animation’, an innovative new project which involves postgraduate animation students producing short films inspired by the Gallery’s collection. The views expressed by the authors do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Gallery.
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From the Film Maker:
I was intrigued by the extraordinary gift Orpheus possessed, to enchant nature and the animals. The painting is a picture of harmony as Orpheus reclines among the majestic natural scene he has created. I imagined what it might actually be like to possess this seemingly incredible gift, and in what situations it might not be so desirable.
And so was born our hapless young wannabe popstar with an unfortunate gift of epic proportions, whose dreams of stardom hinge on his big TV audition...
Chris Colman
A piece inspired by Roelandt Savery, Orpheus, 1628
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London WC2N 5DN