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What Goes Up: A Figurative Stop Motion

What Goes Up: A Figurative Stop Motion video art stop motion sculpture claymation animation

I spotted this beautifully animated stop motion short by an artist named Lacey. In the words of my three year old son: “Oh dad, it’s a stick man! Oh oh oh no it’s a ROBOT! Ohhhhh NOW IT’S A LADY!!!” So that’s pretty much what you’re in for.

I Look & Move

I Look & Move video art stop motion animation

How fun is this new stop motion short by Russian animator Constantine Konovalov. Via Vimeo he says the concept was born from all the people “who were able to turn this world, to change something, build something, create something and do something that leaves a mark on our planet.” So, in essence, maybe this is how Steve Jobs saw the world, iPhone included. (via vimeo)

By Christopher on November 2, 2011 • animation stop motion video art

Oona Rocks

Enjoying this music video featuring a ukulele-playing, maraca-shaking girl who rocks out pretty hardcore with the assistance of some spectacularly fun editing. After 3:00 she goes into overdrive and it gets a little tragic. We can only hope she’ll be reassembled for future techno goodness.

By Christopher on October 9, 2011 • kids music video video art

Goldfish Orchestra

Goldfish Orchestra video art installation fish aquariums

Quintetto is a music installation by the Italian artist collective Quiet Ensemble that tracks the movement of fish in five vertical tanks and translates their movements into audio.

“Quintetto” is an installation based on the study of casual movement of objects or living creatures used as input for the production of sounds. The basic concept is to reveal what we call “invisible concerts” of everyday life.  The vertical movements of the 5 fishes in the aquariums is captured by a videocamera, that translates (through a computer software) their movements in digital sound signals. We’ll have 5 different musical instruments creating a totally unexpected live concert.

Really lovely work. If you liked this, see also the sewing machine orchestra. (thnx, bernardo!)

By Christopher on September 8, 2011 • aquariums fish installation video art

Compressed 2: Pulsating Magnetic Ferro Fluids and Soap Bubbles

Compressed 2: Pulsating Magnetic Ferro Fluids and Soap Bubbles video art magnets macro

Filmmaker Kim Pimmel (previously) has just posted another one of his magnetic short films that he calls “analog generative experiments”. In this new video he combined dish soap bubbles with exotic ferrofluid liquid and filmed it with a macro lens to create some astonishing, pulsating effects. I can hardly believe this isn’t digital. Wow. (thnx, kim!)

By Christopher on August 29, 2011 • macro magnets video art

Daniel Crooks: Static No. 12

Production still from Static No. 12 (Seek Stillness in Movement), courtesy Anna Schwartz Gallery. Click for detail.

Static No. 12 (Seek Stillness in Movement) is a video piece by Australian artist Daniel Crooks who filmed a man performing tai chi and used what appears to be a form of video slit scanning to play it slowly back. I tried to get the actual video for you, but it’s technically unavailable for viewing online (ahem, however — awesome right?). Hopefully one day we’ll be able to watch a clearer version online. Thanks to the Anna Schwartz Gallery for permitting use of the still above.

By Christopher on August 23, 2011 • body martial arts multiple exposures video art

Trim

Trim video art stop motion hair beards animation

A wonderful stop motion piece by director Peter Simon featuring the hair of Tom Offer-Westort. (via laughing squid)

By Christopher on August 5, 2011 • animation beards hair stop motion video art

Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared

Dont Hug Me Im Scared video art puppets felt

Make no mistake, this is all kinds of ridiculous, but it’s also kind of brilliant. Directed by Becky Sloan and Joseph Pelling of This is It (previously).