Jennifer West's film installation was really beautiful. It consisted simply of flashing colors, that took on the appearance of an abstract painting but in constant motion. There was no use of identifiable objects within the film which is clearly the point. Although you are staring at nothing but flashing shapes and colors, the film was incredibly stimulating almost to the point of hypnotic. The way West created the film was just as interesting. There was a photo journal that spectators were welcome to scan through. To create the effects she did, the artist placed the film in various situations, one being the beach. She let the film run through the water, through the sand. She also placed the film in a glass of milk, in a bowl of macaroni, and in other such things. I appreciate that the artist made it a point to have fun with her work. I found that West's video was much different than most video art in that she seemed to abstract from the traditional uses of film, similar to what a painter might do with an image.
We are a group of Art students from the University of California Riverside who are attending a series of Art Galleries in several parts of Southern California. We have decided to use Blogger.com to post the pictures we take, and record our thoughts and opinions about the work we visit. You can find our critiques and thoughts on the work in the "comments" field, which appears below the pictures of the art.
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Jennifer West's film installation was really beautiful. It consisted simply of flashing colors, that took on the appearance of an abstract painting but in constant motion. There was no use of identifiable objects within the film which is clearly the point. Although you are staring at nothing but flashing shapes and colors, the film was incredibly stimulating almost to the point of hypnotic.
The way West created the film was just as interesting. There was a photo journal that spectators were welcome to scan through. To create the effects she did, the artist placed the film in various situations, one being the beach. She let the film run through the water, through the sand. She also placed the film in a glass of milk, in a bowl of macaroni, and in other such things. I appreciate that the artist made it a point to have fun with her work. I found that West's video was much different than most video art in that she seemed to abstract from the traditional uses of film, similar to what a painter might do with an image.
-Drue-Ann
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