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UVP tests

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One of the components of the Syracuse project is to project a number of my recent video animations onto buildings in downtown Syracuse under the Urban Video Project. Last night we tested out some of the projections (Op Eyes is seen here) and took photos for the catalog. Once the videos are ready they will be set to run dusk-to-dawn from mid-August to mid-October.

final installation sketch for DFS commission

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This is the final Photoshop mockup for the three-channel video commissioned by the National Center for Drug Free Sport. The video animation is still in the works but will hopefully be done within the next couple of weeks.

testing : new portrait

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psych-portrait-Claire-2.jpgI'm still working on animation sketches for a new series of portraits. This is a new test using my intern, Claire, as the subject. I'll be posting actual animation clips soon.

in progress : commission for Drug Free Sport

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I'm finally getting some animation tests done for the commission for Drug Free Sport. We're going to be creating a three-channel monitor piece for their new main reception area. The video sketch above is a composite of all three 16:9 images.

testing : new portrait

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I'm working on some tests for a new portrait (or series of portraits) for the upcoming exhibit at Light Work. This is a frame from a self-portrait animation but I'm looking into other models for the work. It will most likely be produced to be a video and still prints.

And yes...the colors in the final will most likely be hyper/psychedelic.

commission for Drug Free Sport lobby

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AtA-NCDFS-sketch-1circle.jpgI found out yesterday that I was awarded the commission to create art for the lobby of the National Center for Drug Free Sport. I'll be working with Josh Shelton of el dorado architects to create a new video piece. I proposed a multi-channel video "frieze" above the reception desk, using circular masks on the video monitors, but I have a feeling the design will change quite a bit before it's over. It's going to be a fairly quick project and will probably be completed in 4-8 weeks.

This is a direction I've wanted to take my work for some time, so I'm very excited to get started.

review in THE Magazine

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There is a very nice review of the Vacant Spaces exhibition at Marty Walker Gallery in the new issue of THE Magazine. The writer Patricia Mora has some very kind things to say about my video Lawn Ornaments.

mention on ArtKC365 blog

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Op Eyes was mentioned on Steve Brisendine's new ArtKC365 blog last Thursday. He makes some interesting analogies to ancient Egyptian art.

Op Eyes projected

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Finally.

Op Eyes has been placed in the location for which it was created, the projection system on the Regnier Center adjacent to the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. It was tested last night for the opening reception for the museum's new acquisitions exhibit.

This isn't going to be a permanent public installation, but since the piece is in the museum's permanent collection, hopefully they'll put it up on the screen regularly.

opening in Dallas

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My newest video animation, Lawn Ornaments, opened in the group show Vacant Spaces at Marty Walker Gallery in Dallas last weekend. An excerpt from the piece can now been seen in my portfolio.

in progress : Lawn Ornaments

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My newest video animation, Lawn Ornaments, is nearing completion. It will debut in a group exhibition, Vacant Spaces, at Marty Walker Gallery opening January 10.

The final video (which is 2 min 30 sec) is going to take five computers the better part of a week to render.

Op Eyes installation view

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I finally got some installation images for Op Eyes showing in the Oppenheimer New Media Gallery at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art. The projection is approx. 18 ft. x 10 ft. and is being shown from Blu-ray disc.

opening reception at the Nerman Museum

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The opening reception at the Nerman Museum last Friday night was great. Both shows opening that night (mine and the CSF 2008 awards) were very well attended.The reactions to Op Eyes were very enthusiastic. It's a shame that the piece couldn't be shown on the Reigner Center projection system as well as in the Oppenheimer New Media Gallery (where it opened), but hopefully everything will be up and running again soon.

The video was shot by Daniel Smith, one of my motion design students.

radio interview on KCUR

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I did a radio interview with Laura Spencer of KCUR, KC's local NPR affiliate. It aired yesterday morning but has just now been posted on their website.

shooting animation stills

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barry_working_11-3-08.jpgI spent all morning in my backyard photographing some house plants for a new video animation. Sometimes a clear blue sky is the best chroma key.

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new video animation: Pulp Kali

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BarryA_PulpKali_still.jpgA short clip from my newest video animation, Pulp Kali, is now online in my portfolio.

Kali animation test (Bush-McCain)

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I have been working on some animation tests for a possible video based on Kali, the Hindu deity of destruction. Today I decided to change out the images to commemorate the chaos of our current political situation.

Nerman Museum commission

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BarryAnderson_OpEyes1.jpgOp Eyes, a single-channel video animation commissioned by the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, is finally set to open in the museum's new media gallery. I will be giving a lecture on my work in the museum's auditorium on November 20, 2008 at 3:00 pm and the public reception will be held on the evening of November 21, 2008.

animation test Aug08

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I've been working on some psychadelia-inspired animation using vintage stag reels as source material. This is the first short test in this direction.