2009 DC Motion Graphics Installation Screening
part of DC Motion Graphics Festival Art Events
The MGFest Installation Screening will be playing at various events during the week.
Artists include:
Created by Lift Motion & Creative Chaos. Original audio by "Secret Frequency", Chicago. Special Thanks to 222 Films and Caton Volk.
Shantell Martin, "Hidden Ora", "Ici" and "Interustic Remix"
Starting with the humble tools of pen and paper she creates delicate, intricate and ever-changing otherworldly scenes, of populated quasi-humans and other not-quite-familiar creatures, which themselves seem to be continually engaged in the process of evolving into something else. Of her drawings she says: “The lines are spontaneous and intuitive, drawing for me is a line that flows between the past and the future without touching the sides.”
Shane Mecklenburger, "Halcyon Atmosphere"
A cloud of gently falling snowflakes bristles with violent potential where beauty and conflict have formed a fragile, tentative truce. This single-channel video installation is part of a series exploring the tacit suppositions and military origins of digital 3D simulations and gamespaces. Guns are commonly represented as seductive fetishes of power, agency, fear, and control. Halcyon Atmosphere reflects both political and virtual realities with a cold gun's-eye view.
BaseMotion, "Sala A Zaragoza"
BaseMOTION was founded in 2005 as the audiovisual division of creative studio BaseDESIGN. We specialise in direction for motion graphics & audiovisuals.
Karen Aqua & Ken Field, "Sensorium"
Karen Aqua has been making animated films since 1976. Her award-winning films have been screened worldwide, including the New York Film Festival, the Los Angeles Film Exposition and various international animation festivals. Ms. Aqua was a Lecturer in Animation at Boston College and an Animation Instructor at Emerson College. Since 1990 she has produced, directed, and animated over 20 segments for the acclaimed TV program Sesame Street.
Boston-based saxophonist, flautist, and composer Ken Field has performed in the US, Canada, France, Spain, Portugal and Japan. He is a member of the modern music ensemble Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, and has released several solo CDs of his saxophone compositions. Field has performed for President Bill Clinton and with Peter Wolf and Delfeayo Marsalis. His music is also heard regularly on Sesame Street. In addition to working together for many years on animation and soundtrack projects, Aqua and Field have conducted a series of animation/soundtrack teaching residencies in Utah, New Mexico, New York and Massachusetts.
Nick Campbell, "Bubbles" and "Self-portrait"
Icons, text and a brain paint a portrait of the artist, looking at what motivates Creamyorange. That's him. View on Lumen Eclipse.
Psymbolic,
KiloWatts, "microtakeover"
microtakeover is an exploration of the small vastness of life. An expression and indirect communication that intends to let the viewer experience however many levels of size and the causation that space defines.
microtakeover was conceptualized then created by means of animation, compositing and programming. The video was then transferred to KiloWatts to design the audio around then sent back to Psymbolic to make final edits. This creation method was flipped from their usual creative process. Psymbolic usually approaches creating video to be synched realtime to future audio and KiloWatts usually creates audio as a track to be a part of an album and/or performed live at events. visit Psymbolic.com.
The Ontologist, "Poor Boy"
Featured track from his recently released audio-visual DVD.
Chad Ashley, "Let Change Be Your Muse"
A beautiful and slick shape-shifting form continuously morphs, evoking fluidity and change. View on Lumen Eclipse.
Alexander Stewart, "Errata"
Created by photocopying copies of copies, Errata begins with a blank sheet of paper and each successive copy becomes a frame of animation. View on Lumen Eclipse.
Dr. Spook + Deeper in Zen, "GeoMagnetic"
Pulsating psychedelic beats complement gyrating electronic imagery. And vice versa. View on Lumen Eclipse.
Sean Capone, "Supernature"
Three pieces created for projection at three events in New York, Toronto, and Texas, in black, white, and color. View the piece on Lumen Eclipse. View on Lumen Eclipse.
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