KINETICA 4:
Abstraction/Animation/Music
Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September 13
The iotaCenter, a Los Angeles-based organization for the preservation
and promotion of abstract film, brings to Philadelphia a new compilation
of classic and contemporary films that explore the idea of "visual
music" in animation. The first program, drawn from archives
and the personal collections of the artists themselves, harks
back four decades to a moment of radical formal experimentation
that was prompted, in many cases, by visionary and spiritual explorations.
These are works that were influential in expanding the range of
visual techniques available to the mainstream cinema, and they
served as a catalyst for new generations of experimental animators.
The second program offers a selection of works by these later
generations.
Friday, September
12 at 8:00pm
The Sixties: Spirituality and Psychedelia
This first program
of animated works explores the tradition of spiritual "visual
music" as it emerged in the 1960s and 1970s. The filmmakers
in these decades expanded their imagery with new technologies,
including the optical printer, video, the analog computer, and
the elaborate multi-projector light show. Some of these films
have not been seen for decades and have been newly preserved
for this special touring program. Program length 88 minites.
Films include: The
Tempest (Olvey & Brown, 1967), Lumigraph Film
(Oskar and Elfriede Fischinger, c. 1969), High Voltage
(James Whitney, 1957), 7362 (Pat O’Neill, 1967),
Sunstone (Ed Emshwiller, 1979), Lapis (James
Whitney, 1966), Cycles (Jordan Belson, Stephen Beck,
1975), OFFON (Scott Bartlett, 1968), Union
(Stephen Beck, 1975), Rumble (Jules Engel, 1975), Permutations
(John Whitney, 1968), Cibernetik 5.3 (John Stehura,
1969), The Single Wing Turquoise Bird Film Document (1970).
Saturday, September 13 at 8:00pm
Contemporary Works of Abstraction
This program brings
together examples of "visual music" animation from
the last three decades, on film and video, using both computer-animation
and other techniques. This diverse group of artists has taken
its inspiration from the realms of religion (The Tibetan Book
of the Dead, the Hebrew alphabet), science (topography, geometry),
and even such quotidian experiences as driving at night. Program
length 69 minutes.
Film include: Tanka (David
Lebrun, 1976), Stele (Robert Darroll, 1999), un
albor (Dawn) (Ying Tan, 1999), Unbroken Pieces
(Amy Alexander, 1996), Four Moves (Bart Vegter, 1987),
Seaweed (Jeremy Rendina, 1999), Feuerhaus (Firehouse)
(Baerbel Neubauer, 1998), Arapadaptor (I Feel So) (Anna
Geyer, 2002), Merkaba (Sky David, 1973), Please
Don’t Stop (Stephanie Maxwell, 1988), Fossils
(Celia Mercer, 1999), Whisper (Secret Sauce, 1996),
Full Moon Segment 2 (Paul Glabicki, 2001).
Tickets are $6.00
for general admission, $5.00 for I House members, students and
seniors. Available in advance at your local TLA
Video, on line at www.tlavideo.com/ihouse
or one hour before showtime at the International House box office.
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