Highly-Honored
Film-Maker
Karl Krogstad, Stuns the World
With His Unusual Films
Krogstad's publicity is unusual. So are his
films. Thought by many to be the leader of independent filmmaking
in the Northwest.
Mr. Krogstad can boast of producing more
than 50 films, having won awards in almost every major film
festival in the world.
Karl Krogstad
The charismatic
filmmaker is best known to Seattle residents as the only motion
picture director ever sued by the City of Seattle for postering.
With a year battling the criminal court system, finally the
judges dropped all charges against Mr. Krogstad stating that
the city's claim was frivolous.
Author Karl Krogstad
He is currently
working on a film theory book, Karl Krogstad Makes Films,
which will be available soon.
Located in beautiful Seattle, Washington, Krogstad Studios is a creator of fine avant- garde, independent films.
Great Uncle Jimmy
Somebody Has To Be
Karl Krogstad
Krogstad has based his career on being a misunderstood artist. If one felt inclined to pander to his audacity, the names Cocteau and Eisenstein might come to mind. That aside Krogstad is the greatest film-maker that the Northwest has ever produced, having won awards in most major film festivals in the world.
Recently he was overhead saying, "Somebody has to be Karl Krogstad, so it's me."
Keepin' Outta Jail
The
film-maker Krogstad has made several films keeping himself
out of jail by not postering public buildings with the hundreds
of giant sized advertisements known as his calling card.
Portrait of the artist
Karl Krogstad
Painter Karl Krogstad
My first watercolors were done in 1973 on the Oregon Coast in a little town named Rockaway. In 1977, Penny Walden and I traveled to France where I painted for the second time. This is the story of serious self-taught stuff. The clock rolls forward to find me with my own daughter. The year is 1996. Standing beside me is not Penny.
The country is France, once again. Owing to the miracle of sex, a large chunk of Penny was still at my side.
We are in an unimaginably beautiful tiny town named Triganace. We stop walking as I see a char near a doorway.
I might have said it aloud or maybe I just thought it, but there it was.
The chair on that little street was just like the painting that Penny and I had seen back in 1977.
That painting was created by George Braque. Penny and I could have bought it for $600. (It was a litho.)
We did not have the money. And so now I myself shall paint the chair.
It's no Braque -- but it is a great Krogstad!
A recent show of Krogstad art concluded at the Fine Impressions Gallery, 7714 Greenwood Ave North, Seattle, WA 98103. For information, call 206.784.5270.
The gallery retains more than 20 unframed paintings and posters. Expense range $200.
The above is a sample of our glamour shoots. This is actually fun for me.
If you want to have me photograph you (with the extra intent of being put in a new book of such photography) but really WANT JUST GREAT SHOTS OF YOURSELF, contact me today.
The cost is a flat $500. Better be in the Seattle area, or let's face it, travel costs will have to be added!
Send request to Krogstad Studios P.O Box 95260 Seattle, WA 981450.
"Naked thoughts and naked emotions are as vital as naked women," Surrealism leader Brenton argued. "It is our duty to undress them."
