Looper's Delight Archive Top (Search)
Date Index
Thread Index
Author Index
Looper's Delight Home
Mailing List Info

[Date Prev][Date Next]   [Thread Prev][Thread Next]   [Date Index][Thread Index][Author Index]

OT: Worthy of Goldsworthy …



A new genre, with roots to an older one:

http://inhabitat.com/sonja-hinrichsen-walks-in-circles-to-create-these-spectacular-snow-drawings-in-colorado/

http://soundcloud.com/usrsbin
http://audiozoloft.com
http://usrslashsbin.angrek.com/



On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 5:58 AM, Johannes Korn
<jenko.nashorn@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Oops, didn't see that you recommended this already.
> But I agree, Touch The Sound is wonderful, too.
>
>
> 2012/2/21 Kevin Cheli-Colando <billowhead@gmail.com>
>>
>> Just have to throw a pitch here for the movie Rivers and Tides for
>> anyone who hasn't seen it yet.  Its a movie about Andy Goldsworthy
>> (with a Fred Frith soundtrack to boot) and it is absolutely stunning.
>>
>> And, from the same director and probably even more relevant to this
>> list, is Touch the Sound which is an astounding movie about 'deaf'
>> percussionist Evelyn Glennie (also with Fred Frith).
>>
>> Both are HIGHLY recommended.
>>
>> Kevin
>>
>> > what Goldsworthy is coming out of is all DUCHAMP! as is most 
>> > conceptual
>> > art
>> > (and all types that come out of conceptual art: site specific,
>> > earthworks,
>> > etc). goldsworthy going out into the forest and sewing leaves, he's an
>> > artist, and he's calling that "his art". (as opposed to painting,
>> > drawing,
>> > sculpture...) then what he does-instead of taking the actual objects
>> > (leaves
>> > of course would eventually degrade) is photograph it. most conceptual
>> > art is
>> > photo based or document based, since the idea is more important than 
>> > the
>> > actual object....
>> > and for Goldsworthy-it's hard to sell sewn leaves, but photos of sown
>> > leaves, he can make a limited # of photo prints, sign them, and
>> > "instant-sellable art!" (yes, his name is big in the conceptual world)
>> >
>> > so to finalize: you cannot have "Art" w/o a context....
>> > fun discussion.
>> > s---
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > re:
>> >
>> > From: mark francombe <mark@markfrancombe.com>
>> > Subject: Re: Do We Perceive Beauty in an Unexpected Context
>> > Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:34:42 +0100
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > Ahh.. I love his stuff, simple and natural.. have to say I dont know
>> > much
>> > about him.. which I just showed rather well, but I hope my point still
>> > stands? That Art exists even without context. I think context, makes a
>> > lot
>> > of Art work, but as a pretty staunch Hater of so called public or
>> > corporate
>> > Art, sometimes it ruins Art too!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Till now you seriously considered yourself to be the body and to have a
>> form. That is the primal ignorance which is the root cause of all 
>> trouble.
>>
>> - Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950)
>>
>> Sound and Vision:  http://www.minds-eye.org
>> Video http://www.vimeo.com/user877640/videos
>>
>
>
>
> --
> jenko.nashorn@googlemail.com
> http://soundcloud.com/jenko-nashorn
>