Since my first and only post here I've upgraded my own site to wordpress. I'll be posting there from now on.
http://davidcmontgomery.com
http://silverfishcloset.com
Both links lead to the same site. My 2011 Reel is posted below.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Unapologetic Reverance
First of all I think the recent work by Nina Paley "All Creative Work is Derivative Says alot:
Many of the greatest artistic acheivements make no attempt to hide their influences. I know there are a few Sleeping People songs that openly celebrate the music of Robert Fripp. However, what inspired me to write this post was a recent piece directed and produced by Max Hattler entitled "1923."
Personally, I'd never heard of Augustin Lesage's work. The aforementioned film is an interpretation of his painting 'A symbolic Composition of the Spiritual World' from 1923. I was floored by this piece. I was reminded me of some stage visuals by a production company called Naked that I'd seen recently. posted below
I quickly decided that the piece by Naked was a bit more pop-culture oriented, like something from a Final Fantasy cut scene.
"1923" truly harnesses the spiritual nature of the original work which it was based on, for me it was like two great discoveries in one. Just google image search 'Augustin Lesage' and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
Many of the greatest artistic acheivements make no attempt to hide their influences. I know there are a few Sleeping People songs that openly celebrate the music of Robert Fripp. However, what inspired me to write this post was a recent piece directed and produced by Max Hattler entitled "1923."
Personally, I'd never heard of Augustin Lesage's work. The aforementioned film is an interpretation of his painting 'A symbolic Composition of the Spiritual World' from 1923. I was floored by this piece. I was reminded me of some stage visuals by a production company called Naked that I'd seen recently. posted below
I quickly decided that the piece by Naked was a bit more pop-culture oriented, like something from a Final Fantasy cut scene.
"1923" truly harnesses the spiritual nature of the original work which it was based on, for me it was like two great discoveries in one. Just google image search 'Augustin Lesage' and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about.
In closing, since we're discussing art from the 20's, I'll end this post with Len Lye's "Tusulava" 1929 which has its own well defined sense of spirituality.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Bombardment from Beyond the Atmosphere
The first in a series of 3 film web curations.
Lately I've found that there is so much good, independent animation on the web that I often find myself musing about strong connections between fairly recent work that I've enjoyed.
1)The oddest name of the three, but it's actually the most "normal." A feel-good, fun throwback heavily influenced by Rene Laloux:
2)Absolute madness from start to finish requiring an appreciation for old side-scrolling arcade games. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Contra, or Double Dragon come to mind. The work of Paul Robertson might not be for everyone, but I deeply enjoy it:
3)Starts off like beautiful anti-Disney, degenerates into almost the level of madness of the previous film. The director, David O'Reilly, is the definition of a successful independent animator. Chances are you've seen his work without realizing it (The music video for U2's "I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight," animated sequences from the film "Son of Rambow," stage visuals for MIA, etc...):
Lately I've found that there is so much good, independent animation on the web that I often find myself musing about strong connections between fairly recent work that I've enjoyed.
1)The oddest name of the three, but it's actually the most "normal." A feel-good, fun throwback heavily influenced by Rene Laloux:
2)Absolute madness from start to finish requiring an appreciation for old side-scrolling arcade games. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Contra, or Double Dragon come to mind. The work of Paul Robertson might not be for everyone, but I deeply enjoy it:
3)Starts off like beautiful anti-Disney, degenerates into almost the level of madness of the previous film. The director, David O'Reilly, is the definition of a successful independent animator. Chances are you've seen his work without realizing it (The music video for U2's "I'll Go Crazy if I Don't Go Crazy Tonight," animated sequences from the film "Son of Rambow," stage visuals for MIA, etc...):
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