Special effects master Gabe Bartalos sits down for a rare in-person conversation with legendary artist Matthew Barney. Join us for an unforgettable evening as these two share their insights on special effects on such films as the Cremaster Cycle (1995-2002), giving voice to their thoughts, processes, and motivations.
Gabe Bartalos is a prosthetic effects artist who specializes in character effects and explicit gore. He has developed the prosthetic make-up effects for Barney since 1991 and in 2004 he made his directorial debut with the surrealistic film Skinned Deep, which he also wrote and produced. Bartalos has worked on cult classics such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996), and Godzilla (1998). His work pushes us to rethink conventional visual effects and set design.
Mathew Barney is an American artist who works in sculpture, photography, drawing, and film. His epicCremaster Cycle, explores the process of creation through sculpture and video in five feature-length films. These films are imaginative and brilliant and examine the transcendence of physical limitations within an interdisciplinary art practice.
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Prior to the event is the opening of the University Art Museum, CSULB’s fall exhibition Gabe Bartalos: Abhorrence and Obsession on September 7, 2013 from 6pm to 8pm. This exhibition showcases over twenty years of Bartalos’ special effects career and includes over twenty eight works including the Loughton Candidate from Barney’s Cremaster Cycle, and set designs from Brain Damage (1998), Basket Case 2 & 3 (1990-92), and Skinned Deep (2004).
