Monday, May 19, 2008
First exhibition at Iao PROJECTS: YOUTUBE SOCKS
Hi there,
Welcome to Iao PROJECTS. As we are relocating, our first exhibition for the new space will take place on cyberspace. This is definitely a new concept for our gallery but, considering that we want to reach as far as audience as possible, YouTube has been a way for many to look at the farthest reaches of the universe.
For example, one of our most versatile artists Sibyll Kalff is a musician as well as a wonderful artist. In some of her video clips, she strums an electric guitar which is unplugged. By emphasizing the quietness of the electric work, her personal self shines through. In her "nature" videos, her camera veers back and forth across settings which wistfully suggest a nostaglia for a simpler time.
On the opposite pole, qi peng, who is usually a painter or photographer, decides to shift into the territory of video art with a wide scattered net. One of his works features a documentary of a Mollies concert (mentioned before) shot with Dogme 95 techniques yet failing ultimately because the artist can't perceive any color which is required. Thus a naughty schoolboy of the rules. In his series 15 seconds of fame, peng attacks the media for using canned images and focuses his camera on everyday abstract things to make those confusing yet famous. The irony is not lost on viewers who are critical of how the media creates an aura of falseness. peng talks the truth. In his other video work, he remixes common videos from ads and music into an abstract universe of colorful poetry vaguely reminding one of Jeremy Blake but with a savage humor and distorted contortion of sounds like an atonal symphony.
More artists on the Iao roster will be contributing videos for this online exhibition so we will keep you posted... check out this at http://www.youtube.com/IaoProjects and enjoy! ¶ 8:55 AM
Welcome to Iao PROJECTS. As we are relocating, our first exhibition for the new space will take place on cyberspace. This is definitely a new concept for our gallery but, considering that we want to reach as far as audience as possible, YouTube has been a way for many to look at the farthest reaches of the universe.
For example, one of our most versatile artists Sibyll Kalff is a musician as well as a wonderful artist. In some of her video clips, she strums an electric guitar which is unplugged. By emphasizing the quietness of the electric work, her personal self shines through. In her "nature" videos, her camera veers back and forth across settings which wistfully suggest a nostaglia for a simpler time.
On the opposite pole, qi peng, who is usually a painter or photographer, decides to shift into the territory of video art with a wide scattered net. One of his works features a documentary of a Mollies concert (mentioned before) shot with Dogme 95 techniques yet failing ultimately because the artist can't perceive any color which is required. Thus a naughty schoolboy of the rules. In his series 15 seconds of fame, peng attacks the media for using canned images and focuses his camera on everyday abstract things to make those confusing yet famous. The irony is not lost on viewers who are critical of how the media creates an aura of falseness. peng talks the truth. In his other video work, he remixes common videos from ads and music into an abstract universe of colorful poetry vaguely reminding one of Jeremy Blake but with a savage humor and distorted contortion of sounds like an atonal symphony.
More artists on the Iao roster will be contributing videos for this online exhibition so we will keep you posted... check out this at http://www.youtube.com/IaoProjects and enjoy! ¶ 8:55 AM
