DANNY KNEEBONE

ALICE-ISM ARTIST STATEMENT

ALICE-ISM (2019) is an illustration of the age-old Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland tackled through the grandeur of theatrical performance with a burlesque twist.

After doing the Femme Magnifique series I wanted to continue on the path of working with female performers sharing the idea of visual arts working with performing arts so I assembled an amazing group of female performing artists from theatre, ballet, figure ice skating to burlesque performers to create a series of fantastical nonsensical imaginings that explore the promise of a world beyond with unexpected happenings. 

The timeless fascination of Alice—which still resonates in today’s modern world— as evidenced by the numerous interpretations of Alice across many art forms, has convinced Daniel that ‘Alice-ism’ is a movement in itself.

This series is dedicated to performing artists and particularly female performing artists. This was key for me in this project as each artist took on the persona of their character. They were vital in creating the energy and story for me to capture in each work in this series. In this time of shut down it has particularly become important to me to shine a light on these ladies as the arts and the performing arts have been hit the hardest by the whats happened in the world. For me the arts are an intricate part of our culture and during this time we are the hardest hit we are the ones who are the first to fall, although not mainstream these ladies and there colleges in their respective fields are the ones that make the difference to our culture as a whole. I hope through my works in capturing these performers we can reflect on the important role culture plays in a vibrant and healthy society in a free country.

The Little Door and Down the Rabbit Hole 2023 are winners of the 63rd International Artavita Online Art Contest 2024 and selected for publication in the 14th Issue of World Wide Art Magazine.

ALICE-ISM EXHIBITION online with the headon festival 2020

Series on view at:
https://www.headon.com.au/exhibitions/alice-ism

ALICE-ISM (2019) is an illustration of the age-old Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland tackled through the grandeur of theatrical performance with a burlesque twist.

This series is dedicated to performing artists and particularly female performing artists. This was key for me in this project as each artist took on the persona of their character. They were vital in creating the energy and story for me to capture in each work in this series. In this time of shut down it has particularly become important to me to shine a light on these ladies as the arts and the performing arts have been hit the hardest by the whats happened in the world. For me the arts are an intricate part of our culture and during this time we are the hardest hit we are the ones who are the first to fall, although not mainstream these ladies and there colleges in their respective fields are the ones that make the difference to our culture as a whole. I hope through my works in capturing these performers we can reflect on the important role culture plays in a vibrant and healthy society in a free country.

Danny Kneebone’s latest project—an international award-winning artist and photographer assembles a talented team of female theatrical ballet and burlesque performers to create a series of fantastical nonsensical imaginings that explore the promise of a world beyond with unexpected happenings. 

The timeless fascination of Alice—which still resonates in today’s modern world— as evidenced by the numerous interpretations of Alice across many art forms, has convinced Daniel that ‘Alice-ism’ is a movement in itself.

We are incredibly grateful to our marvellous costumier, Marie, of Marquis de Sade, for her incredible costumes, designs, ideas and her dedication to this project. Thank you, Marie and our sponser www.marquisdesade.com.au