“In
summary, VJ’s activities relate to the manipulation of fixed or moving images,
figurative or abstract, which are presented in art galleries, in raves, at
parties or discotheques, based on the improvisations coming from a previously
selected image bank.”
The
art of VJ presents a different approach than the visual images that we have
been used to, like TV or cinema, which until recent years has been story driven
content as opposed to music
combined with abstract lights, images, and graphics. In this way it can be
compared to surrealism, an early 1920s cultural movement known for its different
approach to visual artworks.
In 1992 Ron Fricke released the
film Baraka with was a compilation of shots showing “humanity's relationship to the
eternal" through out the movie was new perspective shots on different
cultures along with a number of timelapses photography shots giving the viewer
a different perspective on how we see in real time. Until the past five years
no one really built upon this art until a tom Lowe, astronomy photographer of
the year, released his non narrative film, timescapse. This film pushed the
boundaries for visual artworks as a whole.
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