They have created a series of short videos where they bring characters and scenes from movies like Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and Indiana Jones into the real world.
Pretty Hilarious
I really enjoyed their MP3 experiments and thought this would be an interesting idea for this project, creating some sort of audio scavenger hunt through this city and having someone record your experience and the reactions of those around you.. something I may be looking into more for this next project.
Of course it won't be the same without a big group, but maybe it would create a more personal experience. I'm thinking audio with instructions and a bag of supplies.
When I studied detournemont in a past Humanities class my teacher introduced us to Pinky, the creator of TV Carnage. He compiles a bunch of the worst and most strange moments from television into movies that will leave you cringing and laughing hysterically. I watched a film by Pinky called Casual Fridays and I highly recommend checking it out. This made me think of another idea for a project using the TV as a medium. For example a type of game where the participant would have to roll die and whatever number they got they would have to record scenes from that channel and them compile everything they recorded to flow in one short film.
And here's Pinky to explain a little more himself! I've also included his website.
http://tvcarnage.bigcartel.com/product/casual-fridays
Allan Kaprow and The Happenings
Allan Kaprow was a pivotal figure in the shifting art world of the 1960s; his "happenings," a form of spontaneous, non-linear action, revolutionized the practice of performance art. While Kaprow began as a painter, by the mid 1950s his interest turned to the theoretical, based primarily on the shifting concepts of space as subjectively experienced by the viewer. Kaprow emerged from the group of artists known as the Rutgers Group, based out of Rutgers University where Kaprow taught art history and studio art. Kaprow was among the many artists and critics who focused on an intellectual and theorized view of art, rejecting the monumental nature of Abstract Expressionist works and instead focusing on the act of their production. In particular, his influential essay, "The Legacy of Jackson Pollock," (1956), called for an end to craftsmanship and permanence in art and instead demanded that artists shift their attention to "non-concrete," or ephemperal, modes of production.
This is the artist that did the Text Rain piece we looked at in cladd. This link will lead you to her piece called Actice Ecosystem. I love her use of digital art and interactive projections.
Allan Kaprow and The Happenings
Allan Kaprow was a pivotal figure in the shifting art world of the 1960s; his "happenings," a form of spontaneous, non-linear action, revolutionized the practice of performance art. While Kaprow began as a painter, by the mid 1950s his interest turned to the theoretical, based primarily on the shifting concepts of space as subjectively experienced by the viewer. Kaprow emerged from the group of artists known as the Rutgers Group, based out of Rutgers University where Kaprow taught art history and studio art. Kaprow was among the many artists and critics who focused on an intellectual and theorized view of art, rejecting the monumental nature of Abstract Expressionist works and instead focusing on the act of their production. In particular, his influential essay, "The Legacy of Jackson Pollock," (1956), called for an end to craftsmanship and permanence in art and instead demanded that artists shift their attention to "non-concrete," or ephemperal, modes of production.
KEY IDEAS
Kaprow's happenings changed the definition of the art object. "Art" was no longer an object to be viewed hanging on a wall or set on a pedestal; rather, it could now be anything at all, including movement, sound, and even scent. Kaprow stated, "The everyday world is the most astonishing inspiration conceivable. A walk down 14th Street is more amazing than any masterpiece of art."
Kaprow was very clear that his works were connected with art and not theater. He stressed that his happenings were in the same category as the action painting of Abstract Expressionists and not with scripted scenes involving actors playing parts. Kaprow's pieces involved spaces he physically altered, with sights and sounds as deliberately composed as any canvas by Pollock or Rothko.
Kaprow rebelled against the prescriptions of Clement Greenberg, both in his art and in his writings: formal aesthetics, Kaprow believed, were no longer relevant when the art left the canvas. Kaprow's work was based on an "aesthetic of regular experience," a transient and momentary experience felt by the viewer being as significant as a painting on canvas
CAMILLE UTTERBACK
http://camilleutterback.com/projects/active-ecosystem/This is the artist that did the Text Rain piece we looked at in cladd. This link will lead you to her piece called Actice Ecosystem. I love her use of digital art and interactive projections.
