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Workshops with Yvonne Spielmann

The experimental video work of the Vasulkas in light of media developments in the 70's, 80's and in the present time

Workshops with Yvonne Spielmann: The 70's (video)
Workshops with Yvonne Spielmann: The 70's (video)
Workshops with Yvonne Spielmann: The 70's - Part II (video)
Workshops with Yvonne Spielmann: The 70's - Part II (video)
Workshops with Yvonne Spielmann: The 70's - Part III (video)
Workshops with Yvonne Spielmann: The 70's - Part III (video)
The 70's

The first day addresses the emergence of an electronic vocabulary, involving a discussion of video experiments paralleling the Vasulkas', such as Nam June Paik, Gary Hill, and Joan Jonas. The interrelationships of abstract and early computer films, in particular John Whitney, Stan VanDerBeek, and Ed Emshwiller, are covered, focusing on the interchangeability of sound and image. The incorporation of image processing tools (signal processors and analog computers) in video is also underlined. The day closes with a discussion on the artists' creativity with regard to machines and the aesthetic vocabulary of abstraction in media arts.