The Curse of The Vampire: Tales from The Book of Nosferatu
The Curse of The Vampire: Tales from The Book of Nosferatu is a collaborative exhibition that features seventeen George Stuart Historical Figures® enhanced by blown up retro comic book style illustrations created by artists, Paula Pugh and Weshoyot Alvitre.
The exhibition brings a fictional story to life, chronicling the rise and fall of a vampire dynasty from Vlad the Impaler (the first alleged vampire) to Dracula to Alexander Cepesi (one of the last vampires). The story unfolds through illustrations created by Pugh and Alvitre in a retro comic book style.
George Stuart’s Historical Figures® are two feet tall sculptures created using a wire armature, clay tape for bone and muscle structure, felt skin, and Icelandic sheepskin for hair. Among his creations are Nosferatu and Dracula-inspired figures, which explore Eastern European vampire legends. The retro comic book style drawings perfectly complement Stuart’s gruesomely detailed sculptures, originally created by Stuart for a live stage performance in 1981.