As part of the YouTube Symphony in Sydney, Australia, I had the pleasure to meet and interview Android Jones, the self-proclaimed Digital Alchemist of Light. His artwork (really a type of performance art, as it was created live and timed to the music), was projected across the Sydney harbor onto the exterior of the Sydney Opera House. The images moved and morphed, making it seem as if the building itself were changing shape before our very eyes. The only way I can describe it is to say that it had all the thrill of an incredible fireworks show, combined with the incredible architecture of the Opera House and the wonderful music of Michael Tilson Thomas leading the YouTube Symphony. You really HAD TO BE THERE.
But, since you weren't, here are a few videos.
First watch my SHORT interview with Android, which starts on this intermission show video at approx. 2:02.
Then check out this video I shot with my portable camera which shows the Obscura projection team and Android Jones in action, creating his artwork from the projection site during the concert. Enjoy!
If you are like me, you've been noticing really cool murals painted around the city. I have especially been enjoying one near the Cincinnati Music Academy where I teach, near the corner of Montgomery Road and Plainfield Road. I was wondering who was behind these creations, so I was really glad to discover this cool video from the Contemporary Art Center.
One of the things I like about my office on the third floor of the Fine Arts Building at Northern Kentucky University is that every morning I catch a glimpse of contemporary art from the NKU Art Galleries.Recently, one of the galleries was transformed by brilliantly painted walls, which got me thinking about the importance of installation, and how it influences the way the viewer experiences and interprets the art. Please enjoy this video to see how the recent installation of Barbara Houghton’s show Changing India: One Woman at a Time was enhanced by installation.
Please visit this video on youtube and click the thumbs-up, subscribe, and pass this video along to all your art loving friends (yes, you can post this video on your facebook page!).
On April 23, 2010 I attended a series of gallery openings at 424 Findlay and saw some fascinating contemporary art by local artists Mark Patsfall, Terence Hammonds, and Brian Joiner, in addition to the fabulous and diverse collection at the Solway Gallery.
One work that I couldn't get out of my head was Mark Patsfall's video installation Analog Requiem (2010) at Aisle Gallery. Patsfall, who worked with video artist Nam Jun Paik, has a long artistic relationship with television. So I grabbed a camera crew from WCET Connect and sat Mark down to talk about this piece which explores how we relate to events in our national history and social consciousness through television. Check out the video interview and photos.
At the opening (right to left): Mark Harris, Mark Patsfall, Nina Perlove