GREAT VISIONS OF DUJARDIN

Have a look at these great MASH-UPS of the Belgian Photographer Philip Dujardin

More to be found on his website.

I M _ KLAUS BAUMGÄRTNER

   

KLAUS

  

BAUMGÄRTNER 

 

 

 PAST AWAY... AT A TOO YOUNG AGE...

 

 

LUCKELY WE HAVE 

            

                    HIS STUDENTS,

WHO WILL CARRY ON 

HIS THOUGHTS

SMALL FILM ON BIG BALDESSARI

The ... made a wonderful film on John Baldessari. For those that have not heard of this man.

Leave it to filmmakers, Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost of Supermarche, to come up with an original way to shorten the biography of world-renowned, American artist, John Baldessari to 6 minutes. Commissioned by LACMA for their first annual “Art + Film Gala,” honoring John Baldessari and Clint Eastwood, the short documentary, written by Gabriel Nussbaum and narrated by the definitive voice of Baldessari’s dear friend Tom Waits is a refreshing take on the classic video interview. The doc captivates and informs its audience with a witty narrative, using graphics and visuals, not unfamiliar to Baldessari’s own work.

Supermarche is known best for their somewhat controversial, documentary-style feature, Catfish, about a relationship that blossoms over the internet. Good to see that they they continue to push the limits of documentary filmmaking.

John Anthony Baldessari (born June 17, 1931) is an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lives and works in Santa Monica andVenice, California

Initially a painter, Baldessari began to incorporate texts and photography into his canvases in the mid 1960s. In 1970 he began working in printmaking, film, video, installation, sculpture and photography.^[1]He has created thousands of works that demonstrate—and, in many cases, combine—the narrative potential of images and the associative power of language within the boundaries of the work of art. His art has been featured in more than 200 solo exhibitions in the U.S. and Europe.^[2] His work influenced Cindy Sherman, David Salle, and Barbara Kruger among others.^[3]

John's home

A FLIGHT WITH HARALD VLUGT

Harald Vlugt makes a huge collage for an ocean liner...

Probably finished by now, this film is of 2011... But I had it in store and wanted to post it.

Harald Vlugt - "Nieuw-Amsterdam" - a clip by Ger Poppelaars 

THORSTEN BRINKMANN

Once again German artist Thorsten Brinkmann  

German born artist Thorsten Brinkmann moves between painting, photography, sculpture, readymades, collage and performance.

Thorsten Brinkmann (Herne, 1971) is an active collector. In his hometown of Hamburg, he has a large shed completely filled with found objects. Everything you can find at the flea market, you also collect Thorsten Brinkmann at: discarded wardrobes, lamp shades, tables, rugs and more. From this series he draws freely in installations, sculptures, videos and photos.

The photographic self-portraits dresses and masks Thorsten Brinkmann is always another way. One time he pulls secondhand clothes over his head. Other times he hides his face in a flowerpot or lampshade. Using the items from his collection molds Brinkmann each his own body into a new representation of himself.

[Some Dutch tekst hier]

MINDMAPPING [2] JAN ROTHUIZEN [1]

Jan Rothuizen is an Amsterdam based artist. I came across "his" room of Cohen, which was a part of the 'Soft Atlas of Amsterdam' in a magazine stand on his site and discovered the project "Somewhere over the Rainbow". Here he makes a self-portrait without self, which consists of photographs collected from men. All pictures have been chosen because it is in some way recognizable. Not only in the present but also in elements of the past and even images which he himself recognized as possible future looks. "
In an exhibition the photographs were exhibited in chronological order, so they start forming an imaginary life. It begins with a baby and ends with an old man.
A good assignment for starting art students, I reckon...

LOOK: http://janrothuizen.nl/