#videoart
I’ve been musing this week on two experiences I’ve had watching a couple of videos I’m about to screen in my next program. Both of them make me uncomfortable in different ways, and I’ve realized that the uncomfortable experience itself is actually what I like about each piece.
The first project doesn’t have a lot that happens during the course of the film and the other is weirdly intimate. Because the first one moves along so slowly, of course, I found my mind spinning out. Normally I’d describe this experience as being bored by the film, except that the contents of my thoughts were not any of the usual stuff. Instead I was debating with myself, trying to work out if what is being depicted is real or if it’s an actor or if that even matters at all. I’d already seen the piece before. I knew what happened at the end and I still continued to have this philosophical discussion with myself about authenticity and representation. I had experienced the same chain of thoughts the first time through the film, and I was almost pleased that the second viewing produced the same result.
The other project is clearly making use of the audience’s discomfort to make a point. The camera is too close, the subjects are behaving strangely, the sounds they’re making are unpleasant. Previewing the film, I stopped it, then fast forwarded, and finally skipped ahead to the end. Later, I still had to re-watch it, and even though I knew what was actually being depicted it didn’t help me feel less uncomfortable being so close to these strangers. Which is part of the point, you can’t ever be sure you understand why another person is behaving in a certain way, or what their motivation might be. And again, this same issue between what is real, what is acted and whether or not the differentiation makes any difference.
Both pieces are fairly short, and being uncomfortable or having your mind wander for a few minutes doesn’t seem like too much of a sacrifice. But I wonder if others will experience these two pieces and come away with the same positive reaction that I have—I wonder if they will see the value in being uncomfortable.
Our intrepid video Rice Relief is off to Texas, included in the exhibition of Water, Water Everywhere: Paean to a Vanishing Resource at the El Paso Museum of Art from 1 June - 24 August 2014. Opening reception on 6 June 2014 starting at 6pm.
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ANFORTAS is off to Kalamata, Greece this summer, part of the 10th edition of Festival Miden, 3-5 July 2014
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Obscure
Sitka, Alaska
Black moon rising
I’ve read that my blood, is a blood of an alien, possibly.
Maybe I’m not human at all.
dziwnie jest byc czlowiekiem
księżycowe sny
w jeden z księżycowych wieczorów
#blackandwhite #video #videoart #art #homealone #girl #bigtimesensuality #dance
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Anthony D'Angelo //
is a nonbinary video artist living in Los Angeles, California. Raised on YouTube, they research the history, politics, and economics of video on the internet. They currently serve as Executive Director for the Internet Creators Guild, the first-ever labor association built to advance the interests of professional internet content creators. Post-election, their work has especially focused on re-evaluating of the mythological virtues of technology and innovation.
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Leon Denise //
uses video game tools to explore and experiment new ways of perceiving realities. He dreams about image filters and distortion effects in a land of singing pixels and dancing polygons. His artistic approach is inspired by scientific experimentation, the serendipity and art of error.
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Jack Stauber //
is a multi-media video artist/muscian living is Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Deliberately smashing together all forms of animation with a good smear of MS Paint, Stauber designs nonsensical, heavily layered videos. Often the videos are paired with music he’s written that reflects the same type of absurdism, creating emotional jingles meant to be carried and put on replay.
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tell me what you see // Jonas Börjesson
He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist #artdirection #createveryday #artistsoninstagram #motiongraphics #musician #film #photography #contentcreator #usher #videoart #entertainment #dance #blackart #contemporaryart #visualart #surrealism || Muse : @usher || Art Direction / Motion VFX : @vincefraser || Music : Toney Lee || (at Dallas, Texas)
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Futuristic themes which incorporate elements of black history and culture. #astroblackness #brightblackfuture #afrofuturism #architecture #visualstorytelling #events #festivals #projectionart #audiovisual #blackart #createeveryday #tuesday #artdirection #musician #contentcreator #media #design #film #motiongraphics #sculpture #contemporaryart #ar #videoart (at London, United Kingdom)
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Second instalment entitled : “Bionic Dread” All comments welcome :) #fourthdimension #intergalactic #afrofuturism #createeveryday #visualart #sculpture #contemporaryart #artinstallation #vincefraser #characterdesign #africanart #black #artdirection #storyteller #technology #content #media #design #filmmaker #scifi #fashiontech #futurist #motiongraphics #videoart (at Wakanda)
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Title : Untitled . Give me a name for this one !! All suggestions welcome #tuesdayvibes #mood #createeveryday #artdirection #afrosurrealism #characterdesign #musician #filmmaking #videoart #contentcreator #media #branding #design #contemporaryart #entertainment #africanart #blackmagic #ideas #storyteller #digital (at Wakanda)
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When the paint starts melting and sliding!
#fire #transformation #art #contemporaryart #cocreateresidency #contemporarypainting #oilpainting #pyro @otherwisestudios @bumarooo #canadianart #videoart (at Guelph, Ontario)
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