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Hometown in Houston

December 20, 2011 by Ron Diorio

The Museum of Fine Arts Houston recently acquired two of my photographs, Hometownn and Full of faith and nervousness for their permanent collection. Hometown is on display at the museum through January 23 as part of Photo Forum.

Home town

Hometown

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Tis the season

December 19, 2011 by Ron Diorio

Tis the season

Tis the season
Limited edition print 5 x 7
Signed and numbered
Commisioned 2011 by Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art

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NYFF 2011: Views from the Avant Garde Day 3: JOHN ZORN: A FILM IN 15 SCENES

October 20, 2011 by Ron Diorio

15 scenes: 254 shots Gobolux, U.S., 2011, 15m
Well Then There Now Lewis Klahr, U.S., 2011, 19m 30s
Bare Room Joey Izzo, U.S., 2011, 31m 33s
arcana Henry Hills, U.S./Austria, 2011, 33m

Premise: 4 filmmakers are provides with a script made up of 254 shots in 15 scenes by Mr Zorn.

It was interesting to see the developing similarities between the images selected to make the shot list from each of the artists as the films progressed through the program. Having seen some of Mr Klhar’s work before, you can almost feel where the rules overtook his natural artistic impulse – scavenger hunt of sorts. And while there was some interesting assemblages the real value was in the exercise rather than the output. There should be more collaborations like this. I would hope that Mr Zorn would publish the full shot list so others can play along.

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NYFF 2011: Views from the Avant Garde Day 3: JEROME HILER & NATHANIEL DORSKY

October 20, 2011 by Ron Diorio

I was glad that this program allowed extended time with both Mr Hiler and Mr Dorsky. Coming in to this afternoon’s screening my own tastes limited my appreciation for work like this. However getting to understand the film makers as people and artists allowed me another way of approaching the work. Mr Hiler’s simple enjoyment of movie making and the articulate and accessible Mr Dorsky made me fans of these artists. I will need to spend more time with their work and Mr. Dorsky’s book “Devotional Cinema”.

Words of Mercury, Jerome Hiler, U.S., 2011, 25m

The Return, Nathaniel Dorsky, U.S., 2011, 27m

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NYFF 2011: Views from the Avant Garde Day 3: VIRGIN SPRINGS

October 15, 2011 by Ron Diorio

I am at the half way point of my Festival viewing. Six screenings down and after this there will be six more to go. I did not use my tickets to the screenings of Messers Eisenberg and Everson on Saturday as some family commitments required me to be elsewhere. I also bought a ticket to The Red and the Black screening which means I will pass on seeing Mr. Benning’s work again.

I have included links to the artists sites or galleries where I could find them. I’ll go back over time and add links to the prior posts.

Again these are my viewing observations.

Baptismal Sticks and Stones, April Simmons, U.S., 2011, 6m 50s
A spooky little dreamlike film of child voiced whispers in a mix of innocence and a touch of menace.

Devil’s Gate, Laura Kraning, U.S., 2011, 20m
Weaving the tales of Jack Parsons, Devil’s Gate Dam and California wildfires – this was really well done. An imaginative approach to the storytelling with the three narratives balancing and complimenting each other over 20 minutes.

Twice Removed, Leslie Thornton, U.S., 2011, 9m
Ms. Thorton’s work appealed to me more in the amphitheater where another similar work was showing. It seemed more observational and made me want to look. The spectacle version in the Walter Reade seemed forced particularly with the soundtrack.

Ricky, Janie Geiser, U.S., 2011, 11m
I wanted to go out and make something after seeing this! Ms, Geiser’s work is magical and inspiring. I was glad to be able to find clips that she has posted to YouTube of her other films so I could linger over her work in an extended way.

Silent Springs, Erin Espelie, U.S., 2011, 12m 57s
In this film, Ms. Espelie seemed to be on an assignment – tugging us in the three directions of her professional practice: documentary, advocacy and experimental. I came away feeling that the scales tipped to documentary and advocacy in this one.

Gazette, Eléonore de Montesquiou, Russia/Estonia, 2009, 4m 12s
A charming and reductive view of consumer publishing in the old Soviet Union. Ms. de Montesquiou is an artist who I will seek out. I think the material and subject matter she is working with is as interesting as her approach.

Kudzu Vine, Josh Gibson, U.S., 2011, 19.52m
Apologies to Mr. Gibson, I left before seeing his film.

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