Phases (without sound)
Collection: Convention & Entertainment Facilities (CEF)
2000
DVD
Location:
George R. Brown Convention Center
1001 Avenida de las Americas
Houston, TX 77010
About the Artwork:
Phases (2000)
by Marcus Young
Marcus Young 楊墨, born in Hong Kong and based out of Minnesota, is a behavioral and social practice artist whose work combines visual art, writing, dance, human behavior, and social movement. He is the stage director for Ananya Dance Theatre and teaches at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis College of Art & Design. Here is a four-minute-long video of a performance that mainly features the faces of three performers, Teng Xiong, Jennifer Weir, and Young, that are side by side against a dark background. Only their faces are visible, and a piano plays a song. As the video progresses, the faces blink and/or open their eyes, wiggle their noses, contract their cheeks, wince, move their eyes, open their mouths, scrunch their eyebrows, purse their lips, and more in both synchronized movements and individual choreography, all to the rhythm of the piano. The video has been featured at more than 30 film festivals and art exhibitions, such as Brooklyn International Film Festival, Taos Talking Pictures Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, and more. It received the Best Experimental Video Award at MicroCineFest, Baltimore.
Fases (2000)
por Marcus Young
Marcus Young 楊墨, nacido en Hong Kong y basado en Minnesota, es un artista de práctica social y conductual cuya obra combina las artes visuales, la escritura, la danza, el comportamiento humano, y el movimiento social. Es director escénico de Ananya Dance Theatre e imparte clases en la Universidad de Minnesota y en el Minneapolis College of Art & Design. Aquí se presenta un video de cuatro minutos de duración de una performance que muestra principalmente los rostros de tres intérpretes, Teng Xiong, Jennifer Weir, y Young, situados uno junto al otro sobre un fondo oscuro. Solo sus rostros son visibles, y un piano interpreta una melodía. A medida que avanza el video, los rostros parpadean y/o abren los ojos, fruncen la nariz, contraen las mejillas, hacen muecas, mueven los ojos, abren la boca, arrugan las cejas, fruncen los labios, y realizan otras acciones, tanto en movimientos sincronizados como en coreografías individuales, todo ello al ritmo del piano. El video ha sido presentado en más de 30 festivales de cine y exposiciones de arte, tales como el Brooklyn International Film Festival, el Taos Talking Pictures Festival, el Slamdance Film Festival, y otros. Recibió el Premio al Mejor Video Experimental en el MicroCineFest de Baltimore.
Phases (2000)
by Marcus Young
Marcus Young 楊墨, born in Hong Kong and based out of Minnesota, is a behavioral and social practice artist whose work combines visual art, writing, dance, human behavior, and social movement. He is the stage director for Ananya Dance Theatre and teaches at the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis College of Art & Design. Here is a four-minute-long video of a performance that mainly features the faces of three performers, Teng Xiong, Jennifer Weir, and Young, that are side by side against a dark background. Only their faces are visible, and a piano plays a song. As the video progresses, the faces blink and/or open their eyes, wiggle their noses, contract their cheeks, wince, move their eyes, open their mouths, scrunch their eyebrows, purse their lips, and more in both synchronized movements and individual choreography, all to the rhythm of the piano. The video has been featured at more than 30 film festivals and art exhibitions, such as Brooklyn International Film Festival, Taos Talking Pictures Festival, Slamdance Film Festival, and more. It received the Best Experimental Video Award at MicroCineFest, Baltimore.
Fases (2000)
por Marcus Young
Marcus Young 楊墨, nacido en Hong Kong y basado en Minnesota, es un artista de práctica social y conductual cuya obra combina las artes visuales, la escritura, la danza, el comportamiento humano, y el movimiento social. Es director escénico de Ananya Dance Theatre e imparte clases en la Universidad de Minnesota y en el Minneapolis College of Art & Design. Aquí se presenta un video de cuatro minutos de duración de una performance que muestra principalmente los rostros de tres intérpretes, Teng Xiong, Jennifer Weir, y Young, situados uno junto al otro sobre un fondo oscuro. Solo sus rostros son visibles, y un piano interpreta una melodía. A medida que avanza el video, los rostros parpadean y/o abren los ojos, fruncen la nariz, contraen las mejillas, hacen muecas, mueven los ojos, abren la boca, arrugan las cejas, fruncen los labios, y realizan otras acciones, tanto en movimientos sincronizados como en coreografías individuales, todo ello al ritmo del piano. El video ha sido presentado en más de 30 festivales de cine y exposiciones de arte, tales como el Brooklyn International Film Festival, el Taos Talking Pictures Festival, el Slamdance Film Festival, y otros. Recibió el Premio al Mejor Video Experimental en el MicroCineFest de Baltimore.