Art 39 – Field Trip

Sonican exhibition featuring sound at Art Ark

Address: Art Ark Gallery1035 South Sixth Street, SJ, CA 95112(Between Martha and Keys, next to Best Art Park)

Meeting Date and Time: Thursday, October 20 at 9:30am

Assignment Info:

Please write a few paragraphs about your overall experience of the show. What was your favorite piece/ sculpture and why? Include the title and the name of the artist. Describe it in detail (size, materials used to create it, the idea behind it).

Your paper should be no longer than 1 page. Please print it out.

Due: Tuesday, October 25.

Video Artpart 2

Avant-garde Films

- An American artist and filmmaker born in 1928

- A leading figure in Pop Art

- Began making paintings of iconic American products and celebrities and founded “The Factory”, his studio, during the 1960’s

Short interview with Andy Warhol: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gA4aBvnaTpo

Andy Warhol

“Andy Warhol was naturally drawn to the movie camera…

he was not immune to fame, to say the least, knowing well

that ‘movies’ were the most alluring path to it.”- Michael Rush.

He made over 60 films between

1963 and 68 that became

classics of the underground

genre.

Andy Warhol

Screen Tests of Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol, 1964-66, videoMore tests

Empire State Building Time-lapse, Andy Warhol

Warhol’s Films from the 60s

Video &Performance Art

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 examples of performance art involved:

- Live performers interacting with filmed images projected onto surfaces

- Artists performing in front of the camera in their studios

- Artists using cameras and monitors as both theatrical props and sculptural elements in their performances (Ex: Joan Jonas)

Peter Campus – Video Art

- An American artist born in 1937 and brought up in New York

- Developed an early interest in photography, which his father taught him, and painting.

After military service, Campus studied film editing and worked in the film industry as a production manager and editor, making documentaries.

- Known for his pioneering interactive and single channel video work of the early 1970s

Three Transitions, Peter Campus, 1973, video

Peter Campus

Shadow Projection, Peter Campus, 2010, interactive video

Peter Campus

Joan Jonas – Video, Performance Art

Was born in New York in 1936

Jonas is a pioneer of video andperformance art.

She began her career as a sculptor.

By 1968 she moved into what wasthen leading edge territory: mixingperformances with props and mediated images.

Joan Jonas, This is My Right Eye, 1970s

Joan Jonas – Performance, Video Art

Bruce Nauman – Video Artist

American artist born December 6, 1941 in Fort Wayne, Indiana

His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking and performance.

Walking in an Exaggerated Manner by Bruce Nauman

Bruce Nauman - Performance Art

An artistic genre of site-specific,

three-dimensional works designed to

transform the perception of a space.

What is Installation Art?

Is a type of installation art in which

video is an integral component.

Video Installation Art

TV Buddha, Nam June Paik, 1974, video installation

Nam June Paik

Tony Oursler

Was born in New York in 1957

Got his BFA degree at CalArts in 1979

His art covers a range of mediums: • video• sculpture• installation• performance• painting

His art explores the relationshipbetween the individual and massmedia with humor and imagination.

Coo, Tony Oursler, 2003, video installation

Tony Oursler

Open Obscura, Tony Oursler, Installation in Milan, Italy - 2011

Tony Oursler

Is one of today’s leading video artists

Designs environments that envelop

the viewer in image and sound

Employs state-of the-art technologies

Main focus - universal human experiences:• birth, death, rebirth• the unfolding of consciousness

His art has roots in both Eastern

and Western art and philosophy

Video Installation Art – Bill Viola

The Making of Emergence - Interview

Bill Viola

“I am interested in what the old masters didn’t paint,

those steps in between.” - Bill Viola

Referencing Old Masters

Christ Carrying the Cross,Hieronymus Bosch, 1515-16

The Quintet of the Astonished, Bill Viola, 2000(video rear projection on wall-mounted screen)

The Visitation, Jacopo da Pontormo, 16th Cent. (left)

The Greeting, Bill Viola, 1995 (right)

Referencing Old Masters

Vera Fainshtein

Video Installations