VIDEO ART

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Television Delivers People

I did not like this piece at all. I thought it was boring and it lost my attention almost immediately. The elevator-like music was an interesting choice. I think that maybe in the '70s this piece would have been effective since television was such a main source of communication., however, in modern times the layout and design of the piece are not attractive.

The message Richard Serra was trying to get across was interesting. He tells of how much television is to people and how much we are effected by it. I agree that we "are the product of TV". With out an audience television would be nothing. Advertising wouldn't exist in television and the market would have collapsed. Because television was so important, we as viewers, kept it alive. We are being consumed each and every time we turn on the television. It is definitely a commercialized medium.

Ryan Trecartin

I love Ryan Trecartin's work. The "Kitchen Girl" is my favorite because it just makes me laugh. I love how he makes a parody out of how we act. "Yo a Romantic Comedy" is also hilarious. I love how he is exaggerating how "thugs" act. He puts things in perspective of how ridiculous we tend to be as humans without even realizing it.

Trecartin's costumes are amazing. The makeup in his video's, along with the bright coloration really bring out the art in the films. His voice is annoying, however, appropriate for the exaggeration he is trying to get across.

His sculptures are very interesting. The sculptures of the people are my favorite. I like the realistic, cartoon-like look of them. The Mango Lady is my favorite sculpture. I think it is really interesting how he used dried fruit to make a woman.

The Residents

I like that this band is pretty much anonymous. Most bands use their own self exposure to gain fans and attention. This band did the opposite. They concealed their identities. No one truly knows any factual information about this band, except for the music and videos they created.

I watched some of their video music pieces on youtube again and I came to the conclusion that this band is ridiculous. I really like how the music and video form an art piece, however, the radicalness of the video is intense. It almost scares me. I watched the "Third Reich 'n' Roll video clip and it just amazes me how they can rock out with those costumes on. Their instruments are random objects. The way it is recorded is very interesting though. Their videos are very dark and they all seem to have inner meanings. I liked watching the One Minute Movies the best. I actually kind of liked the music.

Pipilotti Rist

I think Pipilotti is one of my favorite video artists that we viewed in class. I love how colorful and strong her work is. Her designs are original and really eye catching. Her style is very modern, sexual and girly... which is probably why I like it so much.

I skimmed through her video pieces and was amazed at all of the unique work she has done. Although, I don't necessarily understand the pieces, I feel as if they have deep meaning to the artist.

I noticed that she used a lot of females in her work. I couldn't find the reason why, but I think it is interesting. Her biographies online don't say much about her besides what she studies and her art.