Drawings from movies take the spotlight in Camouflage, Revolution and Desire – drawing from movies, a new publication by visual artists Ruth Bianco and Richard Davies that was recently launched, together with an exhibition of related works.

Camouflage, Revolution and Desire explores collage upon collage upon collage through self-publication. The project amalgamates art and cinema, re-interpreting the collage process through explorations uniting filmic iconography with tactile, spatial and digital media in the graphic fine arts.

Memorable stills and frames drawn from a range of cult, new wave and its international influences and movies notable for revolutionising the cultural boundaries of society and the screen have been freshly reinvented into new visual narratives at the artists’ choice.

Working between Malta and the UK, Bianco and Davies began working on their project a few years ago, combin-ing their love for film with art. Fusing innovative methods in the contemporary fine arts with new media and digital networks, the work inspires new prospects in collage and creative post-productions, besides enabling ideas to flow and develop between different locations.

The outcome of this joint venture emerges as a 72-page, highly-visual, full- colour artistic production, with an introductory essay by the artist-authors Bianco and Davies and a foreword by Karen Sanig (Head of Art law at Mischon de Reya Solicitors, London).

The book was premiered at The Horse Hospital in Bloomsbury, London.

Camouflage, Revolution and Desire shows at Opus 64 Galerie, Tigné Street, Sliema, until December 8.