What Would You Give Me For A Basket Of Kisses?
Created for Kiss Of A Lifetime, a print exhibition themed around the kiss for Valentine’s Day.
The title is taken from William March’s novel The Bad Seed (1954) and its 1956 film adaptation. In the story, Rhoda, a sociopathic child who commits murder, uses the phrase “what would you give me for a basket of kisses?” to ingratiate herself with adults and manipulate situations in her favour. Her syrupy facade conceals the fact that she is a murderer and “a cold, self-sufficient child who plays by her own rules”.
The print combines text with images drawn from the film, including Rhoda’s penmanship medal, the lovebirds owned by a neighbour who befriends her, and a snow globe containing a small glass fish. These objects appear at key points in the narrative and are closely associated with Rhoda’s interactions with other characters.
Medium : Lino print, Watercolour paper
Shown in :
Kiss Of A Lifetime Rogue Artists' Studios & Project Space, Manchester (UK)
14 – 28 Feb 2009
The title is taken from William March’s novel The Bad Seed (1954) and its 1956 film adaptation. In the story, Rhoda, a sociopathic child who commits murder, uses the phrase “what would you give me for a basket of kisses?” to ingratiate herself with adults and manipulate situations in her favour. Her syrupy facade conceals the fact that she is a murderer and “a cold, self-sufficient child who plays by her own rules”.
The print combines text with images drawn from the film, including Rhoda’s penmanship medal, the lovebirds owned by a neighbour who befriends her, and a snow globe containing a small glass fish. These objects appear at key points in the narrative and are closely associated with Rhoda’s interactions with other characters.
Medium : Lino print, Watercolour paper
Size : 24cm x 32cm
Shown in :
Kiss Of A Lifetime Rogue Artists' Studios & Project Space, Manchester (UK)
14 – 28 Feb 2009