We Used to be Painters– the title, a contemplative lament to a lost solidarity, a nostalgic slur heralding trophies and medals of prestige for those that pronounce it. We Used to be Painters underlines how artists have tried to assimilate rapid developments in the media available to them. By doing so the exhibition demonstrates changes in how we make, keep and view moving image.
This exhibition will examine how moving image based work has been affected by it’s own disposability. The selected artists approach this question in a number of different ways. Is urgency in artistic production necessary, when thousands of clips can be easily stored and accessed on a hard-drive? How does the overwhelming presence of visual mass on the net change present day attitudes toward making this type of work? Relegated in some extent to invisibility, does the artist in fact find certain advantages and strategies in the “ordinariness” encompassed by creating moving image?
This exhibition will examine how moving image based work has been affected by it’s own disposability. The selected artists approach this question in a number of different ways. Is urgency in artistic production necessary, when thousands of clips can be easily stored and accessed on a hard-drive? How does the overwhelming presence of visual mass on the net change present day attitudes toward making this type of work? Relegated in some extent to invisibility, does the artist in fact find certain advantages and strategies in the “ordinariness” encompassed by creating moving image?