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 ...
While waiting on volunteers in Salina on my last trip (see earlier entry), I took about 15 minutes of footage of the hundreds of pigeons seen from the loft windows. As I’ve been going through all of the project footage (over 120 GB), I decided to do some ...
I just finished another weekend of videotaping residents of Salina, KS, for my project for the Salina Art Center. I think we’ve now got enough footage to begin working on the final piece. The opening has been moved back to mid-March 2009 which is a great ...
I 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.
Light Work director Hannah Frieser and I spent about five hours today scouting locations for my exhibition coming up at Light Work in 2009. We visited Syracuse University’s Art Galleries, Warehouse Gallery, Point of Contact, Delavan Art Gallery, and ...
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.
Video shooting began last weekend in Salina, KS, for a new project for the Salina Art Center. The piece will be similar to Always Becoming Something (1) which was created in 2006 during a residency at Light Work. Last weekend my assistant Cory and I ...
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.
I’m working on a commission for the new Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, KS. I’ve been asked to create a unique single-channel video animation that will become part of the museum’s permanent collection. It will also be featured on the ...