Comments for Frostic School of Art Video and Sound Art Series

Comment on Marina Abramović | 10.25 – 11.1.2008 by kevin G

kevin G — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:09:02 +0000

….To be able to eat an entire onion raw… extraordinary. To be able to keep a straight face while eating an entire onion raw….beautiful!! The way the focus was right on the face as the whole frame was key to the effect given to the viewer. So powerful with very little detail in the video.

Comment on Michael Lasater | 11.3 – 11.22.2008 by kevin G

kevin G — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:06:31 +0000

In Billboard, the use of the colors along with the black and white gave a strong grasp of your direction. The television clips allowed the viewer to stay and watch the entire video instead of just leaving after standing for a second. Good use to draw in people for the entire duration!

Comment on Michael Sherwin | 12.1 – 12.20.2008 by kevin G

kevin G — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:04:24 +0000

The use of the projector screens threw me off a little. I enjoyed the music to be interrelated with the visual but had a feel that the audio and the choir physically took over from the screens

Comment on Eyes and Ears: Sound Needs Image | 1.5 – 1.21.2009 by kevin G

kevin G — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:00:53 +0000

the way the layers pulsated back and forth gave a dimension of realistic and dream like characteristics. To time them so when they so called “collide” was the major factor in why this video was so successful. I would like to see another but with different monotones, maybe a cooler color.

Comment on Lee Wells | 1.26 – 2.7.2009 by Lee

Lee — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:36:56 +0000

Thanks Adriane.

Comment on Michael Sherwin | 12.1 – 12.20.2008 by Brandon

Brandon — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:21:25 +0000

I’m not sure I agree with the use of the choral music, it just seemed too “bright” against mostly calming and sometimes dreary scenes. I also wasnt very fond of the very foggy/cloudy scenes, they almost had too much ambiguity. Other than that though, I enjoyed how it was put together, especially the occasional use of figure in some of the scenes.

Comment on Michael Lasater | 11.3 – 11.22.2008 by jake huizenga

jake huizenga — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:14:00 +0000

The contrast between the natural world, and the world of broadcast images or sounds are in stark contrast. The imagery and the sounds have alot to say about the interaction between humanity, the environment, and hyper reality.

Comment on Michael Sherwin | 12.1 – 12.20.2008 by jake huizenga

jake huizenga — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:08:40 +0000

The idea the idea of an inner quest is really powerful, as well as the choir being present and guiding, or narrating the quest is an interesting adaptation to the installation.

Comment on Michael Sherwin | 12.1 – 12.20.2008 by zac

zac — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:50:12 +0000

The use of the choir was powerful and was like a narration of the imagery in a way. The shots moving through the environment was interesting in that they were all involving darkness. The live performance with both screens must have been pretty emotional. Because for some reason the use of the choir just does it for me. I feel that it brings the intensity that the nature shown in the video deserves.

Comment on Michael Lasater | 11.3 – 11.22.2008 by zac

zac — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:35:04 +0000

The Visions fugitive was definitely my favorite of the three. The color choice is pleasing and the way that the clouds interact with the foreground and back in the scenery sucks me straight to this place. The scene is almost surreal and the voices echoing listen, simplicity, home, openness, time, life, adds to the video as being within an act. I saw that Michael presents this piece in three separate panels which definitely adds to the sucking in effect. I feel that he was trying to leave the viewer with this contemplative feel as if it was a prolonged backtrack of his life…