Agenda for Wed, April 18

1) Short Lecture: Video Art, p.32) Critique: Reviewing Photos, Project 33) Premiere Demo by Edward Balaoro4) John Cage Presentation by Matt H.5) Textbook Discussion

Video Art, part 3Review

Video Art Was Born in Mid. 60s

1. Video work is not a commercial product for sale or mass consumption

2. Video art is a form of self expression

3. Videos were created by professional artists:ex: Fluxus group, etc.

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

- 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

Avant-Garde Films

Video &Performance Artin the 60s & 70s

Video & Performance Art

Performance art was born in New York in the 60s as theresult 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

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.

Vito Acconci (b. 1940)

Theme Song, 1973

Vito Acconci (b. 1940)

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

Chris Burden (b. 1946)

“Trans-Fixed” Performance, 1974

Chris Burden (b. 1946)

“Shoot” Performance, 1971

Chris Burden (b. 1946)

Reenactment of Shoot

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

Framing and Focushttp://vimeo.com/14577729

Tips for Shooting Film