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Matthew Craven Artist Interview: Getting Existential Through Pattern, History & Anthropology

It wasn’t until the age of 22 that New York artist Matthew Craven enrolled in art school. Being untrained for years allowed him to create an artistic world of his own — and when Craven thinks back to his childhood, the message is clear. Like the great intangible mysteries which keep him up at night,...

Oct 6

by Vivian Hua

Mind Over Mirrors – Strange(r) Work Music Video (w/ Musician & Director Timothy Breen Interview)

Like leaves in the wind, a repetitive keyboard line flutters about on “Strange(r) Work”, as if to usher in the fall season. Though plenty beautiful in aural form, the evocative nature of Mind Over Mirrors — a project by Chicago musician Jaime Fennelly, who is now joined by Haley Fohr of Circuit des Yeux —...Read...

Sep 24

by Vivian Hua

Gardens & Villa – Maximize Music Video / Mini-Documentary (w/ Musician & Director Interviews)

"Living by the LA river automatically makes you feel sometimes (if you adventure around) like you are on the border of some forgotten part of Gotham. We occasionally look for abandoned buildings/complexes close by and then sneak in to them to explore a little. It's crazy what you find. To step in to these old...

Sep 10

by Vivian Hua

Stellar OM Source – Polarity Music Video (MV of the Week) + Process Interview w/ Christelle Gualdi

"I am a devotee of letting nocturnal dreams / daydreams guide you when looking for inspiration. I am most interested in those moments where intuition is free. The dreamed image of the Japanese girl dressed in a kimono and walking along the edge of a swimming pool surrounded by fog was so strong, it defined...

Jun 21

by Vivian Hua

David O’Brien Artist Interview: Manipulating Organism Through Art

"With so much non-linear thinking going on these days, it is humbling to be reminded of the fact that there are still many things in life that are incredibly linear... We are born once and we die once. What happens in-between is totally variable."

Jun 1

by Vivian Hua

Matthew Dear – In The Middle + Headcage Music Videos, Tour Dates, Downloads

It sure was nice to see Matthew Dear explode last year. Now, he’s back, and I just know I will be talking about his upcoming releases for the remainder of 2012, perhaps only for Morgan Beringer‘s video components alone. In this astounding video for “In The Middle (I Met You There),” featuring Jonny Pierce of...Read...

Jan 19

by Vivian Hua

TBA Festival 2011: Sarah Dougher – Fin de Siècle Performance Review

I had no idea what to expect from Fin de Siècle by Portland composer Sarah Dougher. The show turned out to be unlike anything else I’ve experienced in all of my five years attending the TBA Festival. Dougher’s performance was described in the TBA booklet as combining Leslie Scalapino’s abstract narrative of war, labor, and...Read...

Sep 17

by Jamie Marie Waelchli

Gala Bent Artist Interview: Capturing The Graceful Failure Of Enforced Order

"... As a person, I just really love to dig and dig and dig... I like it when there's a whole series of layers underneath."

Aug 29

by Tessa Hulls

Fredrik – “FLORA” Music Video (w/ Filmmaking Interview)

A meticulously planned half-hour long visual accompaniment to Fredrik's latest album, FLORA.

May 17

by Vivian Hua

Finisterrae (2010) Film Review

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Finisterrae Directed and Written by Sergio Caballero Lecha, Cinematography by Eduard Grau Spain, 2010 What exactly is Finisterrae? Dadaist art project? Absurdist bildungsroman? Destructionist popcorn flick? Whatever its inevitable classification may be, it will arrive there surely by accident. Filmed as nothing more than a few beautifully captured scenes and strung together with the thinnest...Read...

May 15

by Allen Huang