WAKING LIFE: Dream is Destiny
art from the animated feature film
17 JANUARY - 16 FEBRUARY 2002





1. Dream is Destiny






2. Tosca Strings






3. Grand Central Non-Stationary






4. Constantly Departing/Always Arriving






5. Dropped Off at Next Corner






6. Creation Out of Imperfection






7. No Longer Restricted by Time and Space






8. Fuzzy Clock Gaze






9. This Telepathic Thing Going On






10. Buffet of Lies






11. Yes to All of Existence






12. It's Story After Story






13. Super Chimpanzee






14. Onironaut






15. Not a Storytelling Machine






16. Closer and Closer






17. Ukulele Guy






18. The Holy Moment






19. Not in an Objective, Rational World






20. All Action No Theory






21. All Theory No Action






22. Perceiving Directly






23. Floating Brooklyn Bridge






24. The Ongoing Wow






25. You Haven't Met Yourself Yet






26. Do You Remember Me






27. You Just Lost 2 * Million Dollars






28. Let's Tango






29. And It's Right Now






30. Wiley Ascending









Sandra Gering Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of art from the animated feature film WAKING LIFE, from 17 January through 16 February 2002.

Transcending the boundaries of technology and imagination, WAKING LIFE is a revolutionary breakthrough in film animation. Originally shot and edited as live action, the footage was then graphically "painted" frame by frame via computer by a team of more than 30 artists. The feeling created is that of a painting breathing with life.

WAKING LIFE represents a unique union of the worlds of computer and film embodied in the talents of writer/director Richard Linklater (Slacker, Dazed and Confused, Before Sunrise) and computer animation savant Bob Sabiston, the creator of the unique "interpolated rotoscoping" software that gave birth to WAKING LIFE.

In WAKING LIFE, Wiley Wiggins (Dazed and Confused) travels through a series of encounters and observations in a world that may or may not be reality. It is this surreal existence, flourishing with endless ideas and possibilities, that ultimately leads to the question, "Are we sleep-walking through our waking state or wake-walking through our dreams?"

WAKING LIFE

Directed by: Richard Linklater
Written by: Richard Linklater
Art Direction by: Bob Sabiston
Produced by: Palmer West, Jonah Smith, Tommy Pallotta, Anne Walker-McBay
Starring: Wiley Wiggins and an ensemble of 60 colorful characters