Remix Mashup Videos

Blown Away Rose (2009, 48 MB, 2:06 min) We ve observed before how wonderfully productive Donna Kuhn makes her relatively restricted lexicon of images ( OK Greek Professors! -I know there s a problem with that expression but it does, and I don t know what the image equivalent of lexicon is.) Side by side with this she cautiously introduces new elements, which I look forward to seeing her work over in her inimitable way during the course of her next few movies. Latest is the landscape of New Mexico. That makes me want to visit; the video as a whole makes me want to squeal with delight.

Logarilla >> Masks (2009, 148MB, 1:33 min.) By Derek Larson.

caralion (2009, 10 MB, 1:03 min) METALBEAR (2009, 11 MB, 44 secs) atlas bear (2009, 9 MB, 54 secs) There s a wonderful strangeness and abandon to Eddie Whelan s work. Here he indulges in some rather winning datamoshing. It all looks garishly gorgeous but the icing for me is his choice and use of music/sound, which resonates very effectively with the visuals. The lion piece, in particular, seems to me to be deeply melancholy, lovely and pretty funny, all at the same time.

Colorado (2008, 93 MB, 8:41 min) Massif (2009, 142 MB, 110:13 min) Continuing a line of thought, of work, which seemed to begin with his 2007 piece A Rough Mix Rick Silva creates two new pieces in the wholly original style he has forged over the past few years. (Contemplate those last words it s a rare claim to be able to make) The two big themes seem to be landscape/environment various remixing practices ( of which Silva, of course, under various pseudonyms, is a we-are-not-worthy master). Thre s a lot of greatly well-intentioned and almost equally dull environmental art around, it being so zeitgeisty and all, but if this is how is could be I want more. Big downloads but, even if you re on a slowish connection, well worth the wait. (The movies here are obviously compressed reduced in size -I would love to see them full on in a gallery context!)

BYE-BYE BLUE SKY (2009, 17 MB, 2:40 min) 09.11.01__ Good Bye Blue Sky remix of the 1982 film by Pink Floyd, in response to the 9.11 terrorist attacks, footage remixed includes video filmed from my Brooklyn rooftop on 9.11.01 raw and heavy handed, but is indicative of the outpouring of emotional art made in response to the attacks by multitudes of artists. By [dNASAb].

to the young, youth (195?/2008, 13 MB, 2:04 min) Poignant beautiful work from DVblog contributor Brian Gibson gently quirkily re-configuring footage shot by his late grandfather on a European visit in the 50s. Brian s work is always striking, always affecting, but the secret extra ingredient is the luminous intelligence underlying everything he does.

Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore (1999, 14 MB, 14:46 min.) Fiorucci Made Me Hardcore is a compilation of found footage from the 70s, 80s and 90s underground music in the U.K. By Mark Leckey, winner of the 2008 Turner Prize.