Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Flash Mob


Eva & Adele


Eva and Adele are a married couple who live as performance artists. They can be described as one unison masterpiece, even though they are two separate people. They are a man and a woman (even though legally the man is considered a woman) who both put tons of makeup on, shave their heads, and dress the same. Their claim is that they are from the future and rarely talk about their past history before the transformation. They both attend huge art receptions in their full performance attire.They remind me of the Observers in the TV show Fringe, who show up at random times at crucial events throughout the show, even though they are not the primary focus.



                                                                      Eva and Adele




                                                                       Observer



Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Iconoclastic

Iconoclasm is used to describe the destruction of significant icons throughout history, usually religious based, to represent a specific movement or ideology. It is a means to revolutionize classical icons and give them different and powerful meanings, so as to evolve our way of thinking. I believe this will become crucial in the future when it becomes necessary to let go of our religious ideals, which has always been holding us down from progressing in human rights and freedoms.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Tornado Scene Completed!

Done with the rendering of my tornado scene. Doesn't look good on here, but looks great on the blue-ray!


Joseph Beuys


Beuys was a German artist known for his performance art. Most of his works were politically driven. An example of his work was when he trapped himself inside a Gallery with a coyote, blankets, flashlight and a cane, which was supposed to give personification to our political system. His abstract acts let the viewer personalize themselves in a way that was unique at the time. Beuys believes that he is a guardian/shaman that enlightens the art world with his performances.

Brion Gysin



Brion is a "cut up" writer, which means he takes fragments from normal written works and pieces them together to create a new unique written piece. In 1961, he created the Dreamachine. It was a cylinder shaped object that had small slips around. The cylinder is then placed on a turntable and spun at a specific rate. The viewer would usually face the cylinder with their eyes closed. the effect was that the viewer would see specific light patterns that create images and sometimes different colors.