Another crazy video artist! Ryan's videos are like Matthew Barney on speed! As one article puts it: "Trecartin’s process is founded upon a fluid yet orchestrated interaction between the artist and a group of collaborators—his friends, family, fellow artists, and various acquaintances he meets on the internet. These collaborators create and respond to a scripted variety of characters, themes, phrases, settings, and even vocal accents provided by Trecartin, who directs, stars in, and videotapes the resulting scenarios. Filmic segments then serve as raw material that the artist meticulously arranges and edits by digitally manipulating each frame and by intercutting and layering an assortment of synthetic imagery. The final work articulates a next-generation vision of contemporary culture and collaboration that collapses video, internet, television, performance, digital technology and sound into one unique manifestation, culminating in an entirely new mode of the medium." We were given an article from ARTFORUM to read in our class on this artist. I read the article before I looked the artist up so I really had no idea what to expect. The article was a little overwhelming, full of big words and adjectives, which actually were quite fitting for the subject matter. The class consensus went a little something like this, "at first we didn't like it and it was very annoying, but then we found ourselves not able to look away"...and then at the end everyone either loved Ryan's work or hated it. I find myself loving it. It is a little disturbing, a little scary, but a little brilliant as well. I think he has a purpose for the art he is creating, an agenda, and a clever way of dealing with various issues in our society. I hope you enjoy. I also encourage you to check out his 3-d assemblage/sculpture/installation pieces, which are also very successful in my opinion. You can decide for yourself whether you are a lover or a hater of Ryan Trecartin.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Featured Artist: Ryan Trecartin
Another crazy video artist! Ryan's videos are like Matthew Barney on speed! As one article puts it: "Trecartin’s process is founded upon a fluid yet orchestrated interaction between the artist and a group of collaborators—his friends, family, fellow artists, and various acquaintances he meets on the internet. These collaborators create and respond to a scripted variety of characters, themes, phrases, settings, and even vocal accents provided by Trecartin, who directs, stars in, and videotapes the resulting scenarios. Filmic segments then serve as raw material that the artist meticulously arranges and edits by digitally manipulating each frame and by intercutting and layering an assortment of synthetic imagery. The final work articulates a next-generation vision of contemporary culture and collaboration that collapses video, internet, television, performance, digital technology and sound into one unique manifestation, culminating in an entirely new mode of the medium." We were given an article from ARTFORUM to read in our class on this artist. I read the article before I looked the artist up so I really had no idea what to expect. The article was a little overwhelming, full of big words and adjectives, which actually were quite fitting for the subject matter. The class consensus went a little something like this, "at first we didn't like it and it was very annoying, but then we found ourselves not able to look away"...and then at the end everyone either loved Ryan's work or hated it. I find myself loving it. It is a little disturbing, a little scary, but a little brilliant as well. I think he has a purpose for the art he is creating, an agenda, and a clever way of dealing with various issues in our society. I hope you enjoy. I also encourage you to check out his 3-d assemblage/sculpture/installation pieces, which are also very successful in my opinion. You can decide for yourself whether you are a lover or a hater of Ryan Trecartin.
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