Video Art Quiz
Name an Early artist mentioned in the article for CONCEPTUAL WORK performing in front of the camera. Describe a work. (2 points)
Vito Acconci did a few conceptual works that were mentioned in the article. All of them revolved around confronting the viewer. Barraging the viewer with sexual invitations, word games, statements and questions he makes it apparent that video is only a medium not reality.
Name an artist mentioned who deals with PERSONAL NARRATIVE. Describe a work. (2 points)
Seoung Cho did a personal narrative doing activities that showcased his loneliness and longing in spirit. The regularity of life shows his emptiness and longing.
Describe the piece you were most interested in viewing after reading this article. Look the work up on the links, and expand on Rush’s comments. (2 points)
Many of the works intrigued me, but the upbeat charm of William Wegman’s dogs work its way over me. This video was much better than it worked its way out in my mind. Imagining dogs following something with such concentration comes nowhere close to actually seeing it. Each point he was addressing with this illustration was easily accepted, because of the humor that was evident in it.
What do you better understand now about Video Art? (2 points)
Originally I could correlate to it, because I had done a few similar things that involved video art (without knowing it). Yet I felt that the medium was somewhat limited, because the videos were not necessarily entertaining. They may have been fascinating or interesting videos, but they were at times longwinded and tiresome. Now I see the art and the purpose of such videos in our culture, as well as the ability to make them entertaining while retaining their message.
Based on Rush and this article, what makes Video Art vs. an “artful video”? (2 points)
Video Art is more distinctly alternative and against mainstream video like TV. It takes video and uses it as an end in itself rather than a medium to translate a story, image or sound. Because Video Art is seen as an end in itself the artists who use it generally know the electronics of the system, and exploit them to create experiences that are in themselves distinctly video (they do not mimic real life).
Artful Video is professional video as it has always been done. Things like sitcoms or television would fit under this category. Documentaries, the news or anything that is done for television is artful video, in that it showcases talent in using the video camera. However, the camera itself is merely a tool for them to express a story, event, etc.