The official website of video artist Nam June Paik, gives a great insight of artist and artworks. It explores the personality of him, as the website itself was all about video and technology. Also having, divided section on the website such as exhibitions, images, essay and so on it created further engagement between artist and viewer/reader. The essay written by John Hanhardt (Senior Curator of Film and Media Arts), Guggenheim of Art Museum, was very personal reflection on Nam Jun Paik's works and how he effected the world of art.
“The wide presence of the media arts in contemporary culture is no small measure due to the power of Paik’s art and ideas.’- John Hanhardt 1982(Nam Jun Paik’s official website essay)
The list on left-side of the website presented shows Nam June Paik's video tributes in different countries. This allows the viewer/reader to be part of these trubutes and it can create closer relationship with the work and the artist.
Michael Rush New Media in Late 20th-Century Art First published in the United Kingdom in 1999 by Thanmes&Hudson Ltd London. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Date.
This book provides range of artist and illustration on art in all its aspects. Michael Rush explores different theme within 20th century media art, such as media/performance, video art, video installation art, and digital art. The artist Name June Paik is introduced in differnt parts within the media art, how he impacted on music and video performaces during differnt time period. The involvement of Nam June Paik's artworks during late 20th century are well represented and illustrated. From this book the indept of his movement and collaboration works takes the reader to understand the artist practice and artworks.
"During his Fluxus period in the early 1960's in numerous collaborations with musician...Paik created musci and video performances that challenged the way music was traditionally played and heard"-(Michael Rush 'New Media in Late 20th-Century Art, p53)
Above:Cage (1990).Sigle channel video sculpture with vintage television casings, piano wire, toy piano keys, and nine monitors, color silent 90x72x24 inches.Below:Robespierre (1989). Two channel video sculpture with nine monitors, vintage television and radion castings, and saw. 100x80x20 inches.
Installation view Modulation in Sync:Jacob's Lader,2000 "The worlds of Nam June Paik'. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 2000 Photo J Huffman
Arc Double fca (1985) Three channel video installation with forty two monitors and metal structure.
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