Late 1960s
Video art
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Video art is an art movement in which the artist uses video technology to create sculptures, installations, and performances. The video sequence is only an addition to the three-dimensional work, emphasizing the socio-artistic message. Video art addresses the aesthetic and intellectual aspect directly, referring us to the semantics that the artist wants to talk about. Today it is an integral part of the leading art museums and art galleries of the world.
The origins of video art are the various practices of Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Hans Richter. The appearance of the first consumer video camera on the market in 1965 can be considered the official starting point; it was immediately mastered by Nam June Paik, followed by other artists.
The artist uses camcorders, phones, old and new TV sets, attaching them to the base. Devices take the place of the head or hands, often rotating, changing the angle of shooting and the speed of movement, taking and immediately showing pictures. The video artist also creates short videos that carry a certain meaning for a trained viewer, or uses tracks from other people’s video work.
Key artists: Nam June Paik, Michael Snow, Yoko Ono, Richard Serra, Vito Acconci, Stanley Brown.
Key works:
Li Tai Po. 1988. Nam June Paik.
Beuys Vox. 1989. Nam June Paik.
More Log in Less Logging. 1993. Nam June Paik.
Malta as a metaphor. 2011. Mariam Theis.
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An American contemporary conceptual sculptor and artist. The art of Bruce Nauman includes a wide range of creative interests: performance and installation, photography and art video, works for the media, printing and industrial production. In all areas, the artist was attracted by the nature of communication, problems of the language and the role of the artist as a manipulator of visual symbols by the means of communication.Nauman received numerous awards in several areas of artistic practice and an honorary doctorate in arts from the American Art Institute. His works are widely represented around the world at the expositions of the most prestigious museums and galleries. The monumental creations of Bruce Nauman inspired many other artists in the second half of the 20th century and continues to be in demand in the 21st century. In 2004, Time Magazine named him as one of the 100 most influential people in the art world. In 2006, according to the rating of Artfacts.net, Bruce Nauman was number one among living artists.
1941