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Agenda for Wed, April 18

Agenda for Wed, April 18. Short Lecture: Video Art, p.3 Critique: Reviewing Photos, Project 3 Premiere Demo by Edward Balaoro John Cage Presentation by Matt H. Textbook Discussion. Video Art, part 3 Review. Video Art Was Born in Mid. 60s.

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Agenda for Wed, April 18

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  1. Agenda for Wed, April 18 • Short Lecture: Video Art, p.3 • Critique: Reviewing Photos, Project 3 • Premiere Demo by Edward Balaoro • John Cage Presentation by Matt H. • Textbook Discussion

  2. Video Art, part 3Review

  3. Video Art Was Born in Mid. 60s • Video work is not a commercial product for sale or mass consumption • Video art is a form of self expression • Videos were created by professional artists:ex: Fluxus group, etc.

  4. Fluxus films - Characteristics • Were considered critiques of mainstream film • Depicted very minimal action • Were highly poetic, meditative and often playful • Bridged the gap between art and life

  5. Avant-Garde Films • Were created in opposition to mainstream culture • Were often characterized by: • the absence of linear narrative • the use of various abstracting techniques: out-of-focus, scratching on film, rapid editing, the absence of sound

  6. Video &Performance Artin the 60s & 70s

  7. Video & Performance Art • Performance art was born in New York in the 60s as the • result of cross fertilization between theater, dance, film, • video and visual art. • Some well known artists who worked in this medium: • Joan Jonas • Nam June Paik • Vito Acconci • Chris Burden

  8. Vito Acconci(b. 1940) • A New York-based visual artist • Began his career in late 60s as a poet & writer • Transformed himself into a performance and video artist by using his own body as a subject for photography, video, etc.

  9. Vito Acconci(b. 1940) • Theme Song, 1973

  10. Vito Acconci(b. 1940)

  11. Chris Burden (b. 1946) • Born in Boston • An American artist who specializes in sculpture, video and performance art • In the 70s made a series of controversial performa-nces in which the idea of personal danger as artistic expression was central • Provocative, radical work

  12. Chris Burden (b. 1946) • “Trans-Fixed” Performance, 1974

  13. Chris Burden (b. 1946) • “Shoot” Performance, 1971

  14. Chris Burden (b. 1946)

  15. Reenactment of Shoot Reenactment of Chris Burden’s performance “Shoot” in Second Life by Eva and Franco Mattes, 2007

  16. Tips for Shooting Film Framing and Focus http://vimeo.com/14577729

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