Theory 4

Tuesday 18th November 2014

Post- War- Avant- Grade Moving Image (2): Psychedelia

Today was about the notion of Gesamtkunstwerk, the total work of Art.

We analysed an extract called the Total Work of Art, 2007 and watched a few clips and short videos to help us understand this text and what Gesamthunstwerk meant. this theory was mainly about art and film in the 60s.

these were the clips we had watched:

Triumph of the Wall (1935) 

Tristan UND ISOLDE Teatro Real: an 5 hour performance about an complicated relationship about a couple whom can't be together and commits suicide.

Das Triadische Ballet. the production design was by the Bauhaus an Arts school as mentioned in the extract The Total Work of Art.

Looked at Andy Warhol again his video on the Exploding plastic Inevitable

John Whitney- Permutations (1966)