Jonathon Rosen Studio
Teaser for Gothic Aztecs.
500 years after a bloody Aztec conquest of Gothic Europe, a European-Aztec girl is about to be sacrificed to the Gods in order to maintain the working machinery of the cosmos. The girl rebels against the Gods by becoming a member of the last cult of the Devil. The reveal of the Devil’s true identity as her nemesis Coatlicue, Mother of the Gods, leads to the apocalyptic final chapter in the Aztec European Empire.
Gotik Aztéques is a revisionist history / apocalyptic fantasy mix of live-action & animation.
It was originally commissioned by the French publishing collective Le Dernier Cri as a segment for their animation compilation Les Religions Sauvage.
I am currently finishing post-production on an extended version.
Photographic proof of the Devil.
Coatlicue
Quetzalcoatl, manifested. 24x24” acrylic on wood panel, 2020.
poster study
Risograph prints
| SCREENINGS: A sneak preview of Gotik Aztéques was shown at the Archeology of Imaginary Communication Devices conference in 2004 at the Debaile Center in Amsterdam. |
| Montreal, 2004. Le dernier cri presented the world premiere of "Les Religions Sauvage" including Gotik Aztéques @ the Galerie Clark Los Angeles, 2005. Gotik Aztéques was presented in a show of live video mixing with mixMaster/composer Tom Recchion @ the CalArts Redcat theater in downtown LA. as a part of LA MOCA's Visual Music Exhibition concert series SeeHear Now. |
2006 Gotik Aztéques was presented as part of my solo show Meat Grinder of the Soul in Luzern, Switzerland at The Luzern Institute for Art & Design.
NY, NY. 2022. The title sequence for the Parsons Core 4D final 2022 animation screening featuring Aztec Multiplex Screening Room, was premiered in the Tishman Auditorium atThe New School.