Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2008/06/28 - 12:50pm.
Putting together my "backpack journalism" kit for Denver, I figured I ought to have some kind of video camera. I don't care much for video, but I expect there will be some "YouTube moments" at the convention so I thought I should be prepared. I ended up getting a Sanyo Xacti VPC-CG9 pocket digi-camcorder. My initial review after the jump...
Submitted by sherrie on Thu, 2008/05/01 - 11:55pm.
The Knoxville Museum of Art exhibition Video Art/3 Visions closes May 4. It presents three independent video works that demonstrate the range of expressive and technical possibilities within this thriving art medium. (Link...)
In Going Places Sitting Down (2004), Hiraki Sawa
Jenny Perlin, Peter Sarkisian, and Hiraki Sawa are acknowledged masters of electronic media who approach their materials in distinctly different ways with dramatically different results. Perlin focuses on the effects of sound and editing, Sarkisian on the physical effect of video footage projected onto three-dimensional forms, and Sawa on subtle, poetic imagery linked to childhood and domestic environments. Video Art/3 Visions represents the first time Perlin’s and Sarkisian’s work has been shown in Tennessee.
It is an intriguing show. Hurry and see it before it closes.
Support your local galleries and museums! They are economic engines for your community.
In Going Places Sitting Down (2004), Hiraki Sawa
