Inside Derek Jarman's sketchbooks

To celebrate the publication of Derek Jarman's Sketchbooks, we went to the BFI National Archive where archivist Nathalie Morris and authors Stephen Farthing and Ed Webb-Ingall gave us an exclusive talk about the beautifully produced handmade books that Derek Jarman created throughout his career.
Thanks to the Nathalie Morris and the BFI National Archive
The new book - Derek Jarman's Sketchbooks - offers an intimate portrait of one of Britain's most influential film-makers -- a cult in his lifetime; a cult today.
www.thamesandhudson.com/Derek_...
Video by Toby Brunt

[@themichaelwolff]

No Apple Macs or tablets, just the essence of pure individual creativity. It's a glorious and inspiring celebration of what a great artist can do by themselves.

[@lucadapucca]

really love this! would love to see them in real life !!!

[@solarbuckler8808]

how fun and interesting

[@louiseturner9811]

I saw some of his paintings exhibited at an HIV/AIDS exhibition in 1996.they were excellent.👍❤️❤️

[@PaulRamnora]

I find this to be a really interesting introduction to keeping a 'regular' journal...whether it's daily/weekly/monthly/yearly/-etc. In fact, it makes me wish I had kept journals sooner rather than later. I think of all the newspaper clips I would have accumulated going back years and years/even, decades ago...I'm sure, they would have been interesting to look back on/and, see/read through, right now/-etc. Most unfortunately, though, those journals never ever happened. (Though, another part of my thinking goes...paper is tender/weak/very likely tear/get wet...; and, maybe, decay at some point. Now-a-days, we have the Internet...and, web sites/web pages...so, perhaps, it might be far better to upload stuff into there...as it might last lots longer.)
I do find his writing to be particularly beautiful, though; to me, it looks a bit ancient manuscript-like.
(I consider myself to be a fairly serious film student; so, I'm interested in researching into all those film makers who are either 'famous/infamous'. Sad to know, though, that the poor guy died of AIDS...! I'm NOT a fan of homo-sexuality myself; anything butt...lol. However, I do respect that everybody is a human being...; and, therefore, no-one should be forced to go through unnecessary suffering.)
As to the guy being an 'outsider'...yes, indeed, I think, that most of us 'artists' are...whether it's in either one way or another: gay, rebellious, different in some way or another/-etc. I don't think, though, that people do necessarily, quite deliberately, choose to be different...many times, life would be so much easier if you were the same as is everybody else...; but, rather they just can't help themselves...; as in the old saying that 'a Leopard cannot change it's own spots...!' In other words, they are actually born that way...being in some way, 'different'. It's knowing you're different that makes you want to create 'differently', I guess; and, having these sort of differences 'creative wise' can, sometimes, prove totally outstanding.