CHARLIE AHEARN'S ARTIST PORTRAIT VIDEOS

Film director Charlie Ahearn (Wild Style, 1982), has created a series of original videos on world renowned artists he knows well - John Ahearn (his twin), Jane Dickson (his wife), and close friends Kiki Smith, Tom Otterness, Martin Wong and Colette.

Kiki in the Flesh 1993 17 min. A psychedelic portrait of artist Kiki Smith creating her passionate depictions of the human body.

Jane in Peepland 1993 20 min. Painter Jane Dickson as resident observer of the neon lit streets of Times Square.

Uberfrau 1994 9 min. Sculptor Tom Otterness at work on a colossal steel and bronze figure for Munster, Germany.

Martin Wong 1998 18 min. The Artist Paints an earthy yet spectral world of prisons, ghetto tenements and memories of Chinatown past.

Juanito - Walton Ave 1984 1991 7 min. John Ahearn casts Juanito's portrait on their street in the South Bronx.

In Preparation for the Salon 1995 6 min. Installation artist Colette creates a Rococo fantasy world out of her life.

Total Running Time: 77 min