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Artists with Visual and Sounds

Norman McLaren Begone Dull Care- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86Wp96uG-N8

   Bright colours, different shapes that move with the tempo of the music. Satisfying to watch as well as enchanting. Can begin to blur if not focused which could be good but also lose interest if too long and is unaccompanied by music.

Stan Brakhage:
 Stellar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8r9t135_xY
Commingled Containers- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2I-BA3qqB0 

     Stellar has beautiful bright colours coupled with empty black, fast movement as if watching space shoot by. Without music or any sound i lose interest and it feels like the same thing throughout. However, the second video despite lack of sound again i find more interesting as the visuals change and i can watch different things grow and change. His use of light and water together interests me as those two elements have so many different possibilities to be used in art. I would like to try and experiment adding different styles of sound to these visuals to help me take more interest and see how they can change the mood when watching.

 Marie Menken Lights- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuz2F2na5BE

    Exploration of lights and movements in the night.

Image result for felix kalmenson psychedelic artFelix Kalmenson -  Growth
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zmw5n4/this-psychedelic-art-made-from-moldy-food-is-tripping-us-out

   Use of mold to alter film footage. The blend of multi bright colours was fascinating with the hint of images below. I've always been interested in blend of bright colours and decay. Film was not accompanied by music but the sound of the film crackling as it played was enough as it caught my attention.

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