DTC 355 Frame Animation
New Media in Art 36-57 Response
I was very impressed in this reading by the way some of the video/performance art predicts some of the high production performances we see today. For example Robert Whitman's Prune Flat , featuring performers interacting with filmed images, immediately brought into my mind some of the performances involving projections on shows like America's Got Talent where the performers sync their movements with the images on screen. It's incredible to think about how far we've come with regards to technology, yet the ideas have been around for years. For me this chapter examined the reduction of art to its simplest form. Just like minimalist painters in the 60's and 70's attempted to reduce their subjects to the simplest possible shapes and colors, the video and performance artists in this chapter reduced their works to the actual process of making the works. When I looked at and read about the pieces in this chapter, I have to admit, I found it hard to relate to or appr...
I really like how you created new landscapes with the transition between GIFs. It adds a new element that reminds me of time travel. What did you use to cut out the mountains and sand dunes? I also really like the frame rate you chose because it's not too fast, but the image doesn't linger too long. Great job!
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