Difference between revisions of "Video art in Slovakia (1990s-2000s)"
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'''TELEVISION AND CONSUMMERISM:'''<br> | '''TELEVISION AND CONSUMMERISM:'''<br> | ||
| − | '''Life after life''' by Peter Meluzin, 1992. A person in the living room watching television program about the man from France who died in the sofa while watching the television.<br> | + | '''Life after life''' by [[Peter Meluzin]], 1992. A person in the living room watching television program about the man from France who died in the sofa while watching the television.<br> |
'''Titled''' by [[Anetta Mona Chisa]], 1999. Installation of television sets wrapped around by pink foil with the latin text cutout: 'proto horror-neo vacui'.<br> | '''Titled''' by [[Anetta Mona Chisa]], 1999. Installation of television sets wrapped around by pink foil with the latin text cutout: 'proto horror-neo vacui'.<br> | ||
| − | '''Caché''' by Anabela Žigová, 2000. Record of a performance of the artist, when she was giving away the promotion bags full of garbage to the public.<br> | + | '''Caché''' by [[Anabela Žigová]], 2000. Record of a performance of the artist, when she was giving away the promotion bags full of garbage to the public.<br> |
| − | '''Flyers''' by Veronika Šramatyová, 2001. Record of a performance of the artist, when she was giving away the empty 'flyers' to the public. | + | '''Flyers''' by [[Veronika Šramatyová]], 2001. Record of a performance of the artist, when she was giving away the empty 'flyers' to the public. |
'''BODY AND MYTH OF BEAUTY:'''<br> | '''BODY AND MYTH OF BEAUTY:'''<br> | ||
| − | '''On Diet''' by Jana Želibská, 1997. Cycle of the girl overeating, then throwing out. Along the shot of another girl, excersizing and giving instructions of how to solve the overweight problems.<br> | + | '''On Diet''' by [[Jana Želibská]], 1997. Cycle of the girl overeating, then throwing out. Along the shot of another girl, excersizing and giving instructions of how to solve the overweight problems.<br> |
| − | '''What you do not think of, it is not''' by Pavlína Fichta Čierna, 1997. The camera slides the body of sitting actress and her reactions.<br> | + | '''What you do not think of, it is not''' by [[Pavlína Fichta Čierna]], 1997. The camera slides the body of sitting actress and her reactions.<br> |
| − | '''Clone Line''' by Peter Meluzin, 1997-98. The shots of two soviet working pair alternating with the shots of Barbie and Ken dolls.<br> | + | '''Clone Line''' by [[Peter Meluzin]], 1997-98. The shots of two soviet working pair alternating with the shots of Barbie and Ken dolls.<br> |
'''Les Amies''' by [[Anetta Mona Chisa]] and [[Lucia Tkáčová]], 2000. Urban girl and her barbie-doll friend episodes filmed in the TV advertisement form.<br> | '''Les Amies''' by [[Anetta Mona Chisa]] and [[Lucia Tkáčová]], 2000. Urban girl and her barbie-doll friend episodes filmed in the TV advertisement form.<br> | ||
'''What the fuck are you staring at?''' by [[Anetta Mona Chisa]], 2001. Ex-model threatens with resolute gesticulation to the camera.<br> | '''What the fuck are you staring at?''' by [[Anetta Mona Chisa]], 2001. Ex-model threatens with resolute gesticulation to the camera.<br> | ||
| − | '''Back to the Trees''' by Jaroslav Kyša, 2002.<br> | + | '''Back to the Trees''' by [[Jaroslav Kyša]], 2002.<br> |
| − | '''Kiss''' by Jaroslav Kyša, 2004. Male lips resembling the sweet female ones. | + | '''Kiss''' by [[Jaroslav Kyša]], 2004. Male lips resembling the sweet female ones. |
'''GENDER:'''<br> | '''GENDER:'''<br> | ||
| − | '''Sisters II''' by Jana Želibská, 1999. Installation. Video of two young females in a dialogue, occasionally touching each other. A towel, wash-basin with water and other bathroom accessories installed next to the TV set. | + | '''Sisters II''' by [[Jana Želibská]], 1999. Installation. Video of two young females in a dialogue, occasionally touching each other. A towel, wash-basin with water and other bathroom accessories installed next to the TV set. |
'''MANIPULATION OF FILM QUOTATIONS:'''<br> | '''MANIPULATION OF FILM QUOTATIONS:'''<br> | ||
'''Red''', '''Blue''', '''White''' by [[Marek Kvetán]], 2000. Comprimated versions of the Kieslowski's film trilogy.<br> | '''Red''', '''Blue''', '''White''' by [[Marek Kvetán]], 2000. Comprimated versions of the Kieslowski's film trilogy.<br> | ||
| − | '''Telenovela''' by Dušan Záhoranský, 2001. The scene from the TV series JAG, when the main character is interrogating the arrested female character. The dialogue is manipulated by the artist.<br> | + | '''Telenovela''' by [[Dušan Záhoranský]], 2001. The scene from the TV series JAG, when the main character is interrogating the arrested female character. The dialogue is manipulated by the artist.<br> |
| − | '''D’art’agnan RE:PLAY''' by Ivan Dudáš, 2003. The young artist-musketeer is accepted to the older and famous artists-musketeers.<br> | + | '''D’art’agnan RE:PLAY''' by [[Ivan Dudáš]], 2003. The young artist-musketeer is accepted to the older and famous artists-musketeers.<br> |
| − | '''Jánošík''' by Mário Chromý, 2003. Scene from the execution of Slovak national hero manipulated by the artist. <br> | + | '''Jánošík''' by [[Mário Chromý]], 2003. Scene from the execution of Slovak national hero manipulated by the artist. <br> |
| − | '''Mullholand Drive''' by Anna Daučíková, 2004. Dialogue of female characters on lesbian sex is accompanied by the artist's visual commentary. | + | '''Mullholand Drive''' by [[Anna Daučíková]], 2004. Dialogue of female characters on lesbian sex is accompanied by the artist's visual commentary. |
Revision as of 22:13, 21 February 2006
Artists
A. M. Chisa, P. F. Čierna, A. Čierny, D. Záhoranský, E. Binder, G. Binderová, N. Ružičková, M. Chromý, J. Dudáš, P. Huba, R Fajnor, Jana Želibská, Anna Daučíková, Elena Pätoprstá, Roman Galovský, Miroslav Nicz..
Methods and topics
As the main method in the late 1990s was used appropriation (of products, images, ideas), topics included identity, body, gender, socio-cultural questions and ecology.
Exhibitions
Imago – Fin de siécle, 30 May to 10 July 1991 in Bratislava. First videoart exhibition in Slovakia. Art from Netherlands curated by René Coelho, premiered in 1988 in Amsterdam.
Oscillation, 30 June to 20 September 1991 in Komárno. Slovak and Hungarian artists.
First Floor, 5-23 March 1993. Curated by Radoslav Matuštík. Exhibited Peter Meluzin (Impo(r)tant) and Roman Galovský (L.E.D1, L.E.D1).
Power Station T, 1993 in Poprad. Exhibited Peter Rónai (Oheň-Voda-Zem-Duch), Jana Želibská (Dialóg) a Peter Meluzin (Life After Life).
ON/OFF, 1993. Exhibited the sampler of videos from six events of Slovak artists at various locations.
Video vidím ich sehe, 1994 in Považská galéria umenia Žilina. Curated by Katarína Rusnáková. Videoart from Slovakia (Jana Želibská, Peter Rónai, Peter Meluzin), Czech Republic and Switzerland. The catalog contained first more complex texts on slovak videoart. The gallery was the only one consistently researching and acquiring Slovak videoart. Later exhibition included retrospective of Jana Želibská (1996-97) and Peter Rónai (1997).
Works
Alter ego, 1993. Peter Rónai. Exhibited in UBS Bratislava. Site-specific videoinstallation.
New Slovak Dream, 1994. Peter Rónai. Appropriation of Warhol's 6-hour film 'Sleep' of a man sleeping in a bed. Video plays only one frame still from the film.
Dipól, 1993. Richard Fajnor.
Pálenie vlastného tieňa, 1991. Vladimír Kordoš.
Blízke stretnutie, 1993. Vladimír Kordoš.
Akčná inscenácia v Kittsee, 1997. Vladimír Kordoš.
G. Bellini 1487 - V. Kordoš 1996, 1996. Vladimír Kordoš. Live interpretation of Bellini's painting of Madona.
TELEVISION AND CONSUMMERISM:
Life after life by Peter Meluzin, 1992. A person in the living room watching television program about the man from France who died in the sofa while watching the television.
Titled by Anetta Mona Chisa, 1999. Installation of television sets wrapped around by pink foil with the latin text cutout: 'proto horror-neo vacui'.
Caché by Anabela Žigová, 2000. Record of a performance of the artist, when she was giving away the promotion bags full of garbage to the public.
Flyers by Veronika Šramatyová, 2001. Record of a performance of the artist, when she was giving away the empty 'flyers' to the public.
BODY AND MYTH OF BEAUTY:
On Diet by Jana Želibská, 1997. Cycle of the girl overeating, then throwing out. Along the shot of another girl, excersizing and giving instructions of how to solve the overweight problems.
What you do not think of, it is not by Pavlína Fichta Čierna, 1997. The camera slides the body of sitting actress and her reactions.
Clone Line by Peter Meluzin, 1997-98. The shots of two soviet working pair alternating with the shots of Barbie and Ken dolls.
Les Amies by Anetta Mona Chisa and Lucia Tkáčová, 2000. Urban girl and her barbie-doll friend episodes filmed in the TV advertisement form.
What the fuck are you staring at? by Anetta Mona Chisa, 2001. Ex-model threatens with resolute gesticulation to the camera.
Back to the Trees by Jaroslav Kyša, 2002.
Kiss by Jaroslav Kyša, 2004. Male lips resembling the sweet female ones.
GENDER:
Sisters II by Jana Želibská, 1999. Installation. Video of two young females in a dialogue, occasionally touching each other. A towel, wash-basin with water and other bathroom accessories installed next to the TV set.
MANIPULATION OF FILM QUOTATIONS:
Red, Blue, White by Marek Kvetán, 2000. Comprimated versions of the Kieslowski's film trilogy.
Telenovela by Dušan Záhoranský, 2001. The scene from the TV series JAG, when the main character is interrogating the arrested female character. The dialogue is manipulated by the artist.
D’art’agnan RE:PLAY by Ivan Dudáš, 2003. The young artist-musketeer is accepted to the older and famous artists-musketeers.
Jánošík by Mário Chromý, 2003. Scene from the execution of Slovak national hero manipulated by the artist.
Mullholand Drive by Anna Daučíková, 2004. Dialogue of female characters on lesbian sex is accompanied by the artist's visual commentary.
