Art Make-Up: No. 1 White, No. 2 Pink, No. 3 Green, No. 4 Black
Bruce Nauman (American, born 1941)
Bruce Nauman (American, born 1941)
In each of these four related films, the artist applies a successive layer of colored makeup (white, pink, green, and finally black) to his face and upper torso. While he masks himself literally, the title implies that in so doing he also creates himself, "makes himself up." Initially the films were intended to be projected simultaneously on four walls of a room. Although this form of installation was never realized for this piece, Nauman employed the method for subsequent film and video installations.
Compression-Poison Oak
Dennis Oppenheim (American, born 1938)
1970. 16mm film transferred to video (color, silent),
Dennis Oppenheim (American, born 1938)
1970. 16mm film transferred to video (color, silent),
Impulse Reactor, A Device for Detecting, Entering and Converting Past Lies Traveling Underground and in the Air - 1980
Attempt to Raise Hell - 1974
6’ x 4’ x 4’
Cast iron bell suspended from the ceiling, seated figure with colored cast aluminum head and hands, clothe and felt suit, wooden base with timing mechanism which forces the head to lunge forward and strike the bell at eye level every sixty seconds, producing an echo lasting half of that duration.
6’ x 4’ x 4’
Cast iron bell suspended from the ceiling, seated figure with colored cast aluminum head and hands, clothe and felt suit, wooden base with timing mechanism which forces the head to lunge forward and strike the bell at eye level every sixty seconds, producing an echo lasting half of that duration.