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Visionaries 21 : The Music Machines by Bosch&Simons, 1989-2012

Editor — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:58:32 +0000

The DVD set is a unique compilation of the works conceived and created by Peter Bosh and Simone Simons between 1989 – 2012.

Inspired by the physicist Nikola Tesla’s legendary experiments in 1896, Bosch & Simons have produced a large series of works based on vibration and resonance. They created installations in museums, at International Symposiums on Electronic Art, concert halls and international electronic music conferences around the world. See more

An Interview with Albie Thoms

Editor — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:42:54 +0000

by Kriszta Doczy

This precious interview had been planned by Albie Thoms and Kriszta Doczy since the beginning of 2012. During that year Albie was battling with his illness and using every drop of his energy to finish his book “My Gen” about the Sixties alternative underground film makers and artists in Sydney. Finally, just three weeks before he passed away Albie sat down with Kriszta and they started the conversation they had planned for so long. The interview was cut short, the book had to be finished and sent to the printer, and Albie was hoping to attend his last party, the launch of his book. See more

Visionaries 21 : Blurring the boundaries

Editor — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:05:15 +0000

Craig Walsh is primarily interested in hybrid and site-specific projects and the exploration of alternative contexts for contemporary art. He often utilises projection in response to existing environments and landscapes. He has worked across a range of art forms including theatre, architecture, public works, gallery exhibitions, natural environments and festivals. His work has been shown in a number of national and international exhibitions.

The DVD shows a collection of Craig Walsh’s artworks. It gives an invaluable insight to the body of work he created the past 12 years. See more

Love and Work

Editor — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:46:00 +0000

Love and Work is an undisguised autobiography. The characters are sometimes played by actors, at other times they are documentary figures taken from home movies or experimental movies made by David Perry. The title came from a statement by Sigmund Freud who, when asked what were the most important things in his life replied: “love and work.” This might be a heavy burden for an Australian personal film to carry, but there it is.

David Perry can get very serious at times, the time of making Love and Work must have been one of those. See more

Kit Guyatt Films: President Johnson’s Visit, Balmain and The Phallic Forest

Editor — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:08:16 +0000

1. President Johnson’s Visit: A comment on U.S. President Lyndon Johnson’s 1966 Australian tour, while Australian and American troops fought in Vietnam.
2. Balmain: “An enquiry, at once lyrical and tragic, into the reality of (the inner Sydney suburb of) Balmain in 1969 – an historic, beautiful and ideally located residential suburb threatened with partial extinction by lack of government planning and foresight, and by indifference to residents’ interests.” Peter King, ‘The Australian’
3. The Phallic Forest: The story is about Oliver and Julia, he in advertising, she an academic, living in a terrace house which they’re renovating, while at the same time their relationship is falling apart.
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Visionaries 21 : Holographic Perspective

Editor — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 11:43:42 +0000

Artist Martina Mrongovius takes us through her work with holography. Using a medium that is often associated with security imaging and science fiction Martina describes how holograms influence her creative practice. Unlike conventional still-life holography, Martina’s holographic compositions experiment with optically stenciling together multiple recordings to create spatially animated scenes. See more

Departures, Delays and Returns

Editor — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:38:38 +0000

By Paul Fletcher

New Film Work that creates a fusion of the creative fields of animation, abstract film, visual music, sound art, video art and visual poetry. See more

The Russian Concept

Editor — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 08:23:10 +0000

Reflections on Russian Non-Conformist Art

The documentary explores the conceptual trend in nonconformist art of 1960-1980s in the USSR. The film also touches upon the issue of the history of one of the largest collections of art-works of the Soviet period – a collection of American Professor Norton Dodge that numbers today more than 20 thousand pieces. Many of artworks appearing in the film are now the well-known classics of the art of the twentieth century. See more

The Stanislavski Century

Editor — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:13:48 +0000

Konstantin Stanislavski has been named alongside Freud and Einstein as one of the three greatest visionaries of the 20th Century. Stanislavski was the greatest actor of his age – founder of the celebrated Moscow Art Theater. He introduced the plays of Chekhov and Gorki to the world. He invented stage direction, laid the foundations of modern opera, and created the world’s first acting ‘System’.

This definitive film document tells Stanislavski’s story using unique personal archives never before seen outside Russia. See more

Experiments

Editor — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:02:51 +0000

Projected on two screens, with two separate soundtracks, the always exceptional, and occasionally brilliant, photographic images are enhanced by de Bruyn’s rigorous control over a wide variety of experimental techniques. Without overindulging in any of them, de Bruyn uses animation, optical illusions, time lapse, solarization, hand tinting, flash frames, refilming and flicker effects, accompanied by a dense atmosphere of word puns, dialogue, primal screams, music and even recycled and letraseted soundtracks. See more