Have You Made Your ‘Art’ Video yet?
Are there parameters for “great” art that we can identify?
Years ago, a survey I read named three elements that all great artists shared: being prolific, having an artist statement, and having strong support systems.
So it was no surprise when I ran across this video, a preview for a longer documentary of the painter Fritz Rauh, and discovered that Rauh indeed hit all three elements.
But this post isn’t really about what makes great art. It’s about this video.
Even though this was done by master documentary film makers, there are elements here that you could use in creating your own master ‘art’ video. What do you see?
Notice the rhythm that moves from present to past, from Rauh speaking and painting, to not speaking and just painting, to interacting with his wife.
Notice the use of still photographs, with live shots, and how it moves along the path of history from past to present and back to the past. And each shift becomes another layer of bonding with the viewer as we become more familiar with this painter’s life.
These are elements that anyone can use… and before they become famous!
So… what’s stopping you?
Here, I’ll make you a deal. Create your art video. Upload it to YouTube, and then let me know.
I might just feature it right here on the smARTist Career Blog!
Written by Ariane Goodwin
Posted under Information, Marketing Your Art
Tags: art video, artist statement, documentary film makers, elements of great art, fine artist, Fritz Rauh, painter
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457 days ago,
Sari said:
Dear SmartistCareerBlog.com,
I hadn’t realised Victor Vasarely had died in 1997…When I look at Fritz Rauh’s work, I see Vasarely, & Seurat & a little Miro mixed with Picasso…some Klee…
Growing up, my father had colour blind chart tests on his office wall, & I used to stare at them while waiting, to see if maybe I didn’t see a stream of colour-Can you see the circle? (it might be in red , & if you were red weak, you couldn’t see a circle…)
Thank you for introducing or re-introducing me to this artist’s work…I have been a little stuck, in where am I going to go next, & maybe I can return to those colour charts for inspiration…
The why of Fritz Rauh’s work intrigues me…It seems a continuation of molecular theory…anyway, thank you for this…
I hope I can redirect my new work to that pointillist past I once began…I guess I got bored with the repetitive aspect…Plus, paint tends to fade a little faster when it is in individual bits, rather than all stuck together…(Seurat’s seem to fade up faster than most-though it may be all the linseed oil need to be able to paint small details faster…)
I wonder if Fritz Rauh gets bored with the repetitiveness ? His wife sure is pretty…(probably the brains too…)
Nice film…Wonder how the feature film will come out…& when!
Sari Grove
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457 days ago,
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen said:
OMG.. I want to start bawling.. I do! I keep thinking of all the time.. wasted. Tme is so elusive… we all have our stories. I think bottom line? Paint lest you die.
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457 days ago,
Kathy Ostman-Magnusen said:
OHHH I just need to add here… to the response of Sari Grove..because she/he touched me sooo… perhaps even more in some ways than the story of this exceptional couple, This response makes me feel like throwing myself on a grave somewhere… anywhere. To reflect on art itself and its more than imperfect heritage.. ohh my god. Thank the Universe for that.
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454 days ago,
Ariane Goodwin, Ed.D. said:
Sari, isn’t it amazing how the right idea shows up at the right time? I’m impressed that you are allowing your intuition and feelings to guide into opening even deeper into your own work.
And Kathy, you too have allowed vulnerability to open you to a depth of feeling that can only, and always, enliven your work.
I appreciate the transparency with which you both have responded and know it will encourage others to engage in their own way too.
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