Video art

The North Carolina Museum of Art currently has two works of art that stand out because of their uniqueness and the stories they tell. “Tippy Toes,” created by Alison Saar, is a dark wooden woman suspended in a tall barbed wire dress. She has bobbed hair reminiscent to the artist’s. Alison Saar is a sculptor who is known for sculpting pieces that depict African American culture and the highly personal struggles they face. Often, her works are of women as is “Tippy Toes,” so these specifically…

“Surrealism is destructive, but it destroys only what it considers to be shackles limiting our vision.” – Salvador Dali (One small see 2014: 60). To this day surrealism is still destroying the shackles that hold us to the socially accepted normalities of the art world. We as graphic designers are constantly being challenged to be unique, different, inspired etc. in our field of work. In this essay I will be discussing one of Adam Martinakas’ works, namely, The Divisions of Pleasure, 2012(Figure…

Formally, my practice has predominately focused on digital media and performance as well as performance documentation. I have focused on these material approaches because I do not consider the university studio design to be functional for a productive art practice. Therefore, I have worked mainly at home leading to the creation of works that are often introspective and feature conceptual concerns surround the domestic, the representation of…

competition. That picture won and Karsh dedicated his life to photography. In his career, Karsh has shot historical figures such as Winston Churchill, the royal family, and President Kennedy. Karsh believes that “photography is just another form of art,” like painting or drawing. One prominent idea of Karsh’s that really struck me was his ability to understand…

were all built large-scale. When Prince first opened Paisley Park, it operated at a loss for two years, but after that, it took off and started running at a profit. The sound stage and recording studios are state-of-the-art, and they were “used for everything from rock videos to Hormel chili commercials.” Time wrote, “The proprietor’s favorite black-and-white ’67 T-bird can often be seen in the parking lot. But he likes to keep out of the way, partly from personal inclination and partly from…

towards different stories and themes. Ringgold utilized the use of sewing and stitching techniques to create different pieces of fabric into forming a story quilt. Quilting is a form of art. Personally, viewers may not have thought of quilts as a form of art. However, after viewing the videos and slides over Faith Ringgold's story, it might change the viewers perspective. Each quilt comprises of a square pattern which creates a block consisting of a message or image. The Sunflower…

seconds. However, while on a high speed mode, switching only takes about 20 seconds. The Pros/Merits of the ALEXA XT camera The ALEXA XT has a wide range of quality specs and features. Some of the most popular or most crucial include; • High quality video with overall sharpness • The capacity to deliver an efficient and highly versatile workflow process • It is easy to learn how to operate (if…

Postmodern dance is a 20th century dance form. A reaction to the compositional and presentation constraints of modern dance, postmodern dance hailed the use of everyday movement as valid performance art and advocated novel methods of dance composition. The postmodern dance movement rapidly developed to embrace the ideology of postmodernism which was reflected in the wide variety of dance works emerging from Judson Dance Theatre, the home of postmodern dance. (Wikipedia, 2017) Postmodern dance…

that the universe is identical with divinity. Schneemann says her earliest connection with art and sexuality was with her drawings between the ages of four and five. She had drawn her father's prescription tablets. “Schneemann's family was generally supportive of her naturalness and freeness with her body.” Carolee Schneemann attended many schools, Bard College where she received her Bachelor of Arts, University of Illinois at Urbana, Columbia University and the New School for Social…

pleasing fashion, photography, and art has largely contributed to her oeuvre. Beauty is self-conscious throughout her work with sensuality becoming an all-important part of the viewing process. The numerous pastels, fluid camerawork, and contemporary soundtracks have often been dubbed as the Coppola “Dreamscape.” On the surface, these “dreamscapes” are incredibly inviting. Viewers are forced to feel instead of watching in passivity. These seductive audio-video elements have led some to question…