'Decasia' by Bill Morrison
This film we watched in our drawing class. (below is a short extract). It's a 2002 film made out of found footage, reminiscent of old, decaying silent films. Some of the deterioration of the film is naturally how it was found, and other parts of it have been digitally enhanced, creating a more abstract image. The music in the background is made using out of tune pianos and out of sync orchestras which adds to the decomposing nature of the film.
Following this we were given a brief for the project for the semester - The Destruction of Art.
" Every Act of Creation is first an act of destruction " - Pablo Picasso
Lucio Fontana - 'Concept Spatiale', and 'Cuts and Space'
William Kentridge 'Untitled' and a video of him explaining his process of continuous drawing and removing pencil marks subtly to create animation. I saw Kentridge's exhibition when I was in New York. I think he's probably one of my favourite artists.
Anish Kapoor
Bartosz Kokosinski
With all this in mind, I now have a task to create 5 pieces of 'Destroyed' art of my own. They can be completely separated from each other, simply an exploration in the process of destruction. Will it be controlled or not controlled? Will the physical act of destruction become more important than the final outcome? Can it be formal and symbolic? At which stage is the most satisfying? When do you stop?
All these questions I must tackle in the next few months.
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