The Forgotten Film Gallery is a documentary video art installation that catalogs old video clips that interpret the forgotten and attempts to bring them back to the "indefinite time period during and after the present". Its goal is to make sure that, in a day and age where old things are so often ignored or discarded without thought, we respect and enjoy and see that even parts of the past are still relevant in the future. It addresses the issue of not being able to connect with piece of history that are arguably vital to us. The surreal experience is performed in a desert area with TVs that play these clips. My opinion of this is that its a very elaborate concept that can't quite be contained or conveyed easily, although installing this documentary video art in different places seems to help with the concept of not only change but also that the age of the landscape is sort of eternal and doesn't fit under the past/present labels as easily as people; therefore, it creates a perfect environment in which to view these clips. I enjoyed watching the clips they used for this project, most of them being short films that I've never heard of (probably because of their age, which is the point of this documentary video art). The names of the films for this particular highlight video can be found in the description on the Vimeo video page.
Johann Parathoner is an artist that works in three dimensions. the idea of three dimensional art is my no means a new field, but in recent years a great deal of progress has been made, and while Johann still prefers to work with books it makes his art no less amazing. This video is a summary of her work (this is
By Bianca Mihalcescu Due to the very intimidating blog theme this week, I've decided to search for a Documentary Video Art piece surprisingly early out of pure fear of not being able to find one in time. I actually found some very interesting artpieces online (shockingly within minutes of starting), but I wasn't sure if they fit the requirements...that is...until I found this particular one installed in the great city of Chicago! The pavilion was designed by the Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA for short) while the floor-to-ceiling multi-layered video installation was created by the Gray Circle. Together, these pieces portrayed the concept 'Chicago Past, Present, and Future'. A lot of research was put into this project after post-production animation. The ZHA team researched Chicago's history extensively, filmed hundreds of locations across the city, and interviewed roughly sixty-five 'Chicagoans' and local school children; all of this raw information was developed into a seven and a half minute video installation. Blair Kamin, a journalist from the Chicago Tribune described the piece as an installation that "evocatively conveys sounds and images of Burnham's Chicago as well as visions for tomorrow's metropolis, [which] is crucial to cluing parkgoers that this is a pavilion with a purpose, not a mere folly" (Chicago Tribune, 5 August 2009). :) I like this installation a lot not merely because of the amazing video effects that were created by the Gray Circle but also because of the organic aspect they injected into the piece; if you watch the video below, you can see that dancers are also integrated into the installation and move accordingly with the sound and images projected onto the pavilion. I love the theme this installation presents; it is celebrating Chicago's colorful and exciting history and potential future and I believe it would be an amazing piece to see face-to-face! ![]() I took eight different Disney songs and put them all together to create almost like a love story! The movies these songs are from are, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, Hercules, Aladdin, and the Lion King. I love Disney and the classic hits and I love that they bring back my childhood memories when I listen to the music! I enjoyed doing this audio project and definitely want to play around with it more! How I accomplished my task: First I had to go into my Itunes account and take all the songs I wanted to use and turn them into MP3 format. Once I did that, I then made a copy of the MP3 and pasted it onto my desktop. After it was on my desktop I could then take it into audacity to cut parts, change the flow, have certain songs fade in and fade out so it wasn't a hard cut. I originally had twelve songs I wanted to use, but narrowed it down to eight so it would sound like a song and be under five minutes. Then it was just a matter on cutting and pasting different parts of the clips where they could tell a story! October 1st Blog- Audio ArtSo I am posting my two late blogs and the first one is the old Audio Art blog so after doing much surfing I found this dude who made his own instrument and used contact mics to amplify it. I was interested in doing the same thing for my audio installation so I chose to share this. He also does projecting of images and video to add to the effect and feel of the piece. I enjoy this work of art because people seem to always be constrained to things that are already made. When most people think I wish I could play an instrument they either never do or they play an instrument that is already invented like guitar, piano, etc. But this guy was like I want to play an instrument.....that I invented. And I think its pretty cool. Also seems to be pretty low budget and homemade, which I like. Hope this inspires you all to go invent and master your own instrument. *The video itself isnt that great but the concept to me is what is cool and unique. October 29th Blog- Performance ArtSo I have been very interested in projection mapping lately, which is where people take projectors and map out only certain objects or portions of objects to project media onto. So there are a couple different renditions and approaches to this concept but I found a project sponsored by PlayStation and it is essentially a real-time performance matched with projection mapping to give the illusion of a movie taking place in your own living-room. There is alot of potential with projecting mapping and alot of cool effects you can achieve. Here is an example of just a few things.
If you like projection mapping do some searches on youtube for "face projection mapping" or "building projection mapping" Hope you enjoy! This is a video of Seanna Sharpe performing aerial acrobatics on silks above the WIlliamsburg Bridge 285 feet in the air. After performing this very illegal stunt 11 stories above traffic without safety gear, she was arrested. Aerial acrobatics is typically performed on a massive swath of silk fabric, where the performer uses a series of clever binding positions with the fabric to contort into different poses. Safety ropes are rarely used, as the nature of the sport when done well, doesn't really require them. The weight of the body, the bending of the joints, and an acute knowledge of the positions to put yourself in all make aerial acrobatics a relatively safe sport. Some performers use different adhesives on their hands and feet to help aid with the traction of the fabric while performing.
Many of the moves performed in aerial acrobatics involve swinging, flipping, and twirling in the material while holding intricate looking poses. Much of the charm of aerial acrobatics is the fact that there is no safety gear, and that the performer is able to conduct all the various movements with the material alone. When I was looking up performance artists, I had a hard time trying to figure out what it could be, it could be anyone who performs. Then I realized that the Renaissance I go to has ALOT of performing artists. My favorite one to see is the Wylde Men show. In their act they have the audience interact and use sound effects to create a realistic story. Great show!
-JULIA JAMES Jerri Allyn is a feminist performance and female installation artist. Her media consists of whatever best conveys her current cause. She has worked with billboards, artist books, soundscapes and other installations. She has been active since the 70's. Team iLuminate has been one of my favorite performance artists for quite a while now! iLuminate shares much in common with Fighting Gravity, which Bianca posted about (nice find by the way, Bianca! lol). They share some similarities, but I think it is beautiful that even though they both use glow suits and perform in the dark, they each have so much to offer in different and unique ways. Team iLuminate has also gone through America's Got Talent during the sixth season, and they placed third.
Team iLuminate is from Los Angeles. They dress in all black and perform in the dark, the audience can see them by their suits, which are covered by electroluminescent wire and LED lighting. The lights are synchronized, thereby displaying these cool effects. I love how art is definitely explicit here, but through dancing. I feel like I'm watching art burst to life when I watch them. iLuminate also designs light suits for singers such as Chris Brown and The Black Eyed Peas, which I think is pretty neat. They have a website which launched in 2009, about two years before they starred on America's Got Talent. -Amena Kamel I chose American artist Chris Burden simply for his Metropolis II work which took 4 years to make. I would LOVE to have something like this around my house. He is a performance, sculpture and installation artist who studied moved to California in 1965 to receive degrees at both Pomona College and and the University of California. He worked from the idea that "the truly important, viable art of the future would not be with objects; the things that you could simply sell and hang on your wall. " I've always been into building things and I still love toys when I first saw this I was amazed and wanted one right away. |
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