Video Art part 2

Avant-garde Films

-An American artist and filmmaker born in 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 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. Warhol & Edie Sedgwick Andy Warhol

Screen Tests of Edie Sedgwick, Andy Warhol, , video More tests Empire State Building Time-lapse, Andy Warhol Warhol’s Films from the 60s

Andy Warhol’s original Screen Tests were filmed from early 1964 – November 1966 (GM25). Factory visitors who had potential “star” quality would be seated in front of a tripod mounted camera, asked to be as still as possible, and told not to blink while the camera was running. Edith Minturn "Edie" Sedgwick (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971) was an American actress, socialite and model. She is best knownsocialitemodel for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars. Sedgwick became known asAndy Warholsuperstars "The Girl of the Year" in 1965 after starring in several of Warhol's short films, in the 1960s. Warhol’s Screen Tests

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)

Joan Jonas – Video, Performance Art Was born in New York in 1936 Jonas is a pioneer of video and performance art. She began her career as a sculptor. By 1968 she moved into what was then leading edge territory: mixing performances with props and mediated images.

Joan JonasJoan 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

Is it the sculpture of a Buddha that contemplates its own image on a futuristic-style television that resembles an astronaut’s helmet or the video camera that contemplates the Buddha? The camera and its hookup to the TV is in a full view, for Paik wants us to be aware of the entire mechanism of the relationship. Past and future confront each other here, as do religion and secular entertainment as well as stillness and movement. Viewers appear briefly on the screen as they stand behind the statue, their fleeting Presence contrasting with the eternal presence of the Buddha and the unblinking stare of the camera. Nam June Paik, “TV Buddha”

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 relationship between the individual and mass media with humor and imagination.

CooCoo, Tony Oursler, 2003, video installation Tony Oursler

Tony Oursler’s video creations carry on monologues, a device that catches many viewers off guard. Who expects art to talk? In Coo, a fiberglass form standing on the floor serves as a screen for a projected video of 2 eyes and a mouth. The strange creature does nothing but try out “coo” sounds over and over as it was making a goo-goo talk to a baby. Even though the projector and cables are always in full view, Oursler’s creatures seem strangely alive - amusing, vulnerable and unsettling. Tony Oursler, “Coo”, 2003

Open ObscuraOpen Obscura, Tony Oursler, Installation in Milan, Italy Tony Oursler

Vera Fainshtein Video Installations

Postmodern Art

Key features of Postmodernism: Appropriation (recycling and re-mixing old images, ideas) Pluralism (art can take many directions at once and all of them are equally valid) Art Since the 80s

Key features of Postmodernism: Effects of globalization (Western ideas about art as well as system of art education have been adopted by other non-Western countries, etc.) There is no such a thing as “progress” in art: (art history is not a straightforward progression of 1 style to another: you have to study everything that happened, not just the winners…) Art Since the 80s

Postmodern Art Fountain, Sherrie Levine, 1991, bronze

Postmodern Art Keith Haring