Art Compressed
As long as I’m linking to music videos this week, here’s another great one (via Jenn Manley Lee) that plunges into art history. Good excuse to link to Jenn’s amazing Dicebox while we’re at it.
I’ve been thinking about art history a lot this year as I tunnel through my art-related graphic novel. As dorky and low-rent as most of the tableaus in the video are, it’s surprising to me how much power several of them have; producing almost a shock of recognition. (This is something Michel Gondry really understands too—that it doesn’t have to be serious or slick to deliver a punch).
I’ve been thinking of cartooning as a kind of visual compression algorithm lately. They travel in such a simple, reduced state, but when unpacked in the mind of the viewer, even a few simple lines can yield a huge set of ideas and emotions.
We’re looking at live action in the case of the video, but I think the effect might be similar.
March 3, 2021
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Would this be considered the opposite end of that visual spectrum?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHNArEfBKdc
Don’t know, but it’s an awesome video too.
I had no idea you had such great taste in music!