DOC/FEST
The 16th year of Sheffield's International Doc/Fest saw two unexpected delegates of painted proportions attending the five-day
documentary film festival, held 4-8 November 2009. Sheffield artist Wildago was commissioned to portray the Doc/Fest through her popular characters Pearl and Edmund. With an assumption that the duo were live participants Wildago showed them getting ready for, arriving at, and partaking in festival events. The characters also featured in cartoons for the Festival's daily news bulletin.
The seven signed originals were presented as alternative 'trophies' at the end-of-festival awards ceremony, allowing winners to take
away an original Sheffield souvenir to commemorate their success.
You can download a booklet of the seven paintings and their corresponding award winners. An eighth painting—3D Pearl and Friends—was not part of the commission but was inspired by the Festival and became one of Wildago's most collectible prints.
documentary film festival, held 4-8 November 2009. Sheffield artist Wildago was commissioned to portray the Doc/Fest through her popular characters Pearl and Edmund. With an assumption that the duo were live participants Wildago showed them getting ready for, arriving at, and partaking in festival events. The characters also featured in cartoons for the Festival's daily news bulletin.
The seven signed originals were presented as alternative 'trophies' at the end-of-festival awards ceremony, allowing winners to take
away an original Sheffield souvenir to commemorate their success.
You can download a booklet of the seven paintings and their corresponding award winners. An eighth painting—3D Pearl and Friends—was not part of the commission but was inspired by the Festival and became one of Wildago's most collectible prints.
