Jumat, 26 Desember 2008

More artists added today!

Welcome to 13 new artists -Kellie Marian HillWe Blog ArtistsLaura M. AlexPatrice Lynne YoungJennifer WoodburnMatthew WeldMichelle BurnettDeedee HamptonRog LyngaasSylvia JenstadLidija IvanekCarol SchiffMeadow Flower DesignAnd very best wishes to all artists on Art Blogs 4 U for a productive and successful...

Sabtu, 20 Desember 2008

Of birds and the onlookers responsibility:a few words on a video by Koerner Union

I don't remember how I found the video below. It popped up, and I watched, curious, then mesmerized, then disturbed, then - disgusted.I decided not to post it on New Art. So as not to encourage something I find incorrect, or rather - wrong.After a while I came back to see...

Jumat, 12 Desember 2008

Changing the focus

Halima Bashir meeting with George Bush.In some cases, getting to a more aesthetic experience means moving away from the knowledge, choosing to forget the information we might have. Here we have a picture that has a very good, rational explanation: an African political activist...

Senin, 08 Desember 2008

Twisting and turning (with a little help from electricity)

Daito Manabe is a funny guy.But he also knows his business. This is no accidental work, as Manabe is a serious artist and very serious programmer. While looking through his work, I came across a video fragment of a stunning performance where he was in charge of programming (more specifically, of "sound/oscillation/programming"),...

Sabtu, 06 Desember 2008

From teaching to curating

I have been giving some video/art workshops recently, as part of the Stranger Festival process (produced in Poland by Kultura Miejska).I am quite astonished by the quality of the work my students made. Below are three examples of work I find particularly interesting. The Stranger Festival might not...