Sunday, August 28, 2016

Pipilotti Rist ~

I think it was at some point last year when one of my professors showed me some of Pipilotti Rist's work, maybe it was Dana Ollestad or Mary Beth Reed. Essentially, she is a filmmaker/video maker/moving image artist/whatever you wish to call her, who does a lot of expressive video/installation work. Her work plays around a lot with color and distorted imagery and creates this huge immersive environment, which is what really drew me in to her. Most of the time, her work discusses the body, sexuality, nature and gender. Check out her work!!! It's super colorful and crazy and dreamlike!! I personally really find inspiration in it - let me know what you think~~~








Her site doesn't really say much at all, but here it is: http://pipilottirist.net/

WIKI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipilotti_Rist

Fun fact: her 1997 installation piece "Ever is Over All" was referenced in Beyonce's "Lemonade," specifically in the track "Hold Up" There's a bit of debate of whether Beyonce actually credited Rist for that visual, or if she ripped it off, but I for one can't really say for sure.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a56RPZ_cbdc

Louisiana Channel Interview with Pipilotti Rist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn0isretmA0

 Eyeball Massage: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/video/2011/oct/05/artist-pipilotti-rist-eyeball-massage-video

 Worry Will Vanish (Installation excerpt): https://www.nowness.com/story/pipilotti-rist-worry-will-vanish

 Elixr interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qTPVMI8dF8&spfreload=5
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3 comments:

  1. AnonymousAugust 29, 2016 at 10:34 AM

    I love this. Her color pallet is beautiful and the way she displays her work is so inviting for the viewers. I love how you described her work as dreamlike. Providing the pillows for people to sit on to view her work makes the whole viewing experience feel like one big acid trip of a slumber party.

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  2. UnknownAugust 29, 2016 at 11:19 AM

    Agreed. It's as if you're forced to look at it because of its captivating scale, but thats not really a problem because the colors are so captivating.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 29, 2016 at 6:26 PM

    I have always love Pipilotti Rist's work, especially her Ever is Over All. Rist radically describes the negative aspects of femininity, which have been rejected by themselves. She well combined the scene of violence and romantic music, created a visual language which expressed the realistic senses of video art.

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