Saturday, December 5, 2015
Friday, December 4, 2015
Video Artists
1. Rachel Rose
I thought Rachel's work was both visually appealing and inspiring. I found her website where all of her exhibitions were listed and went through her many exhibitions. She is driven by a sense of mortality and how history plays into that. My favorite is a video titled "A Minute Ago." Shown in one still is a quaint but seemingly pretty garden, with the words "Where nothing was left." I think Rose really sets up her imagery for the viewer to think whatever in the world they wish to think. All of the still images visually compliment one another very well in for.
2. Dan Graham
I watched Graham's Performer/Audience/Mirror. The video was shot in 1975 in black and white and you can see Graham as the vocal point addressing the entire audience. As he moves around he different ways he verbalizes this and explains it to his audience. As he continues moving in various ways he explains what he is seeing as he does so.
3. Joan Jonas
Joan Jonas is one of the most important females artists to emerge from the 1960s. I watched a thirty second clip of Joan holding a piece of reflective glass to her face. The piece is titled Leftside Rightside, as she shows the viewer each side of her face through the glass. The video was done in black and white. Jonas expresses a rather serious facial expression the whole time.
4. Gary Hill
Gary Hill had an extremely powerful influence on video art, and truly pioneered much of this medium. I watched his seven and a half minute video called "Black White Text" which was created in 1980. Throughout the whole video you can her who I assume to be Gary Hill say rectangle. The background is black and as the video progresses more and more white rectangles appear. Eventually, all you can see is the blending of black and white. The space travels further and further back, and there is a certain abrasiveness to her tone of voice and use of the rectangles. I am reminded of being confined to one space, the video makes you very uneasy.
5. Ryan Trecartin
Ryan Trecartin is an American film maker and artist living in Los Angeles. However, he went to school on the east coast at Rhode Island School of Design and even worked with Tyler. I watched a more popular video of his titled I-BE AREA. Most of the video is two girls talking to another two girls. However, two of the girls are painted and dressed obscurely while the two others are seemingly normal. The video has very distinct, often emotionally triggering sounds.
I thought Rachel's work was both visually appealing and inspiring. I found her website where all of her exhibitions were listed and went through her many exhibitions. She is driven by a sense of mortality and how history plays into that. My favorite is a video titled "A Minute Ago." Shown in one still is a quaint but seemingly pretty garden, with the words "Where nothing was left." I think Rose really sets up her imagery for the viewer to think whatever in the world they wish to think. All of the still images visually compliment one another very well in for.
2. Dan Graham
I watched Graham's Performer/Audience/Mirror. The video was shot in 1975 in black and white and you can see Graham as the vocal point addressing the entire audience. As he moves around he different ways he verbalizes this and explains it to his audience. As he continues moving in various ways he explains what he is seeing as he does so.
3. Joan Jonas
Joan Jonas is one of the most important females artists to emerge from the 1960s. I watched a thirty second clip of Joan holding a piece of reflective glass to her face. The piece is titled Leftside Rightside, as she shows the viewer each side of her face through the glass. The video was done in black and white. Jonas expresses a rather serious facial expression the whole time.
4. Gary Hill
Gary Hill had an extremely powerful influence on video art, and truly pioneered much of this medium. I watched his seven and a half minute video called "Black White Text" which was created in 1980. Throughout the whole video you can her who I assume to be Gary Hill say rectangle. The background is black and as the video progresses more and more white rectangles appear. Eventually, all you can see is the blending of black and white. The space travels further and further back, and there is a certain abrasiveness to her tone of voice and use of the rectangles. I am reminded of being confined to one space, the video makes you very uneasy.
5. Ryan Trecartin
Ryan Trecartin is an American film maker and artist living in Los Angeles. However, he went to school on the east coast at Rhode Island School of Design and even worked with Tyler. I watched a more popular video of his titled I-BE AREA. Most of the video is two girls talking to another two girls. However, two of the girls are painted and dressed obscurely while the two others are seemingly normal. The video has very distinct, often emotionally triggering sounds.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
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Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The Aesthetics Of Narcissism
Technology has provided us with many advances, but perhaps one of the most interesting ones of them all is the advancements made with video and film in the arts. Film in comparison to to a painting or a drawing provides the viewer with much more to analyze and look at. A painting allows the viewer to examine its brush strokes for example, but in film it becomes a different ground for analyzing a piece of artwork. Additionally, the human body becomes the focus point for the viewer, along with everything they interpret mentally and physically. As a result of this, the viewer can analyze themselves through what the character goes through. The viewer will internalize everything seen through the camera and relate it to themselves depending on what they may be experiencing through that time.
As a result of this, one can argue that these factors allow someone to experience feelings that are related to narcissism. If we compare a viewer that is looking at a painting instead of film, these feelings can be different because it becomes more difficult for the viewer to understand themselves through a painting. A viewer watching film centers themselves on the main character of the film along with everything that happens around them. This is achieved through different angles of filming. The camera becomes the key part of this process.
As a result of this, one can argue that these factors allow someone to experience feelings that are related to narcissism. If we compare a viewer that is looking at a painting instead of film, these feelings can be different because it becomes more difficult for the viewer to understand themselves through a painting. A viewer watching film centers themselves on the main character of the film along with everything that happens around them. This is achieved through different angles of filming. The camera becomes the key part of this process.
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
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