VIDEO ART

When i started thinking about the piece i knew i wanted to do something with the defects of video. I knew i wanted to rerecord the video to see how the image would become distorted. Then i decided i wanted my video to be just colors instead of actual images. I hope you guys enjoy my video art piece. I have no video editing skills other then what i can play with in iMovie so i tried my best to make it work!!

Jim Campbell

Jim Campbell is an outstanding interactive artist. When we explored his pieces in class i was amazed at how they were able to interact with the viewer. Many of his pieces used LCD lights which immediately catches your eye due to the brightness. I would love to experience his pieces in person.  I like his Reconstruction series, which was composed of a large grid of LCD lights.The video below is an example of one of the pieces from the series.

Pipilotti Rist

                 
Pipilotti Rist is a very bizarre video artist. But i really enjoyed this video. It's as if she was trapped in the video screen and was trying to get out. I liked that the video re winded back to the beginning before she smudge her face in the screen, it done seamlessly and i was very surprised when i realized her makeup was reverting to its original form. 

Musique concrète

Concrete Music was developed by Pierre Schaeffer in 1940. The photo to the left shows Schaeffer and the Moog synthesizer he used to create music. This music is very similar to the music we listen to today. The art form of making music on synthesizers instead of using traditional instruments. Earlier forms of concrete music had basic sound recorded on a tape. The tape was then cut into fragments, rearranged and pasted back together. They would then replay the edited tape in various speeds.

Joseph Beuys

Joseph Beuys was born in Germany in 1921. In 1940 Beuys joined the army during World War II. Once he experienced the horror of war he decided to dedicate his life to his love of art. He is most famous for his performance art but also took part in sculptures, and installations as well as "contributions to the theory of art and academic teaching, and social- and political activities."

The piece to the right was the first piece of Beuys that i was introduced to during our class. I first looked at the piece with confusion, thinking "wow this is just a piano covered in felt" but once learning the story behind it and what Beuys had to go through growing up i began to see the art in a new light. And started to enjoy his pieces that dealt with war and this basic material most take for granted but many in war would cherish in order to keep war.

My Performance Art Piece

I had many ideas for this project that i thought would work out wonderfully. Once i tried to execute them they were all epic failures, which made me quickly realize i am NOT cut out to be a performance artist. I get really shy and embarrassed in front of people which is not a good characteristic to have while performing.

My final idea was filmed in the Walmart supermarket, i decided to dance through the aisle while blasting music on my iPhone. Many people now a days wont go anywhere without there iPods or some form of music which is starting to hinder some peoples communication skills and social skills. Instead of making small talk with strangers or saying a simple hello, people are stuck in their own little music world. It is taboo to listen to your music out loud instead of using your ear bubs in public. So i decided to do just that and break the norm, not only was i gonna blast my music but i was gonna dance up and down the aisles. Many people didn't respond like i thought they would. Most of them heard the music before i even approached them, looked back to see where the noise was coming from, saw me and moved out of my way. Others would see me coming and stay in there aisles and stare at me as i passed. I hope you enjoy the video and sorry in advanced for my poor editing skills.   :/

Leigh Bowery

I LOVE LEIGH BOWERY! when we first saw his work in class the first word that came to mind was FIERCE! i was kind of surprised i didn't hear of him before this class. He is truly his own work of art. His sense of style and costumes are out of this world. I can see why Lady Gaga is inspired by him and definitely see a connection between them.

Laurie Anderson

Laurie Anderson is a performance artist, who used synthesizing to manitpulate her voice to create a music video.   In the video above "O Superman", she plays with video effects and lighting to create a video which was probably considered ahead of its time in the 80's. I enjoyed how the synthesized voice had an echo when telling the story.

Klaus Nomi

Klaus Nomi was born in Germany and migrated to New York City in 1972. While in New York Nomi began a career as a pastry chef. He first enter the art scene in 1978 when he performed in the "New Wave Vaudeville" dressed is a bizarre space costume and singing an aria that gave the audience goosebumps. Nomi unfortunately died in 1983 due to AIDS, an epidemic which had taken many lives during this time period.

I found Klaus Nomi to be very interesting when first introduced to us in class. Not only did he preform very well but his sense of style and costume was a piece of work in itself. In the video he seemed very soft spoken but his makeup and clothing were the exact opposite.