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Artist:
Steina Vasulka, born Reykjavik, Iceland 1940  Search this
Medium:
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:04 minutes
Type:
Media Arts
Date:
1970-1978
Exhibition Label:
Steina Vasulka, who was trained as a classical violinist, describes this work as “a demo tape on how to play video on the violin.” Violin Power weaves the audio signal into the video image, linking sight with sound and outlining a new electronic aural-imaging “syntax.” The video ties the two senses together in a single signal and demonstrates natural assumptions about what is seen and what is simultaneously heard. As the tape progresses through three performances, audio wave forms produced by the musical instrument begin to affect the video image and eventually become the video generator itself.
Watch This!: Revelations in Media Art, 2015
Topic:
Performing arts\music\violin  Search this
Figure female\waist length  Search this
Object\musical instrument\violin  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company
Copyright:
© 1978 Steina Vasulka. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
Object number:
2008.21.12
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Department:
Time-Based Media Art
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk72af6994f-8e5c-4e0e-8a8b-54615726e82d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2008.21.12