This abstract artwork features an intricate, intertwined composition of organic, sculptural forms against a stark black background. The shapes are predominantly earthy tones of brown and beige, with a sense of movement and fluidity captured in the curving, sinuous lines. The artwork appears to employ a combination of drawing and textural elements, perhaps using materials like thread or wire to create the delicate, almost skeletal structures. The artist's intention may have been to evoke a sense of natural forms, conveying a sense of vulnerability and fragility within the minimalist, yet visually captivating design. ...
Emerging from the New York Avant-garde film community of the 1960s, experimental filmmaker Hollis Frampton was a key figure in developing structuralism, a branch of film theory that investigates and challenges film as a form. Structuralism undermines film’s traditional narratives, instead using the consecutive juxtaposition of shots to form and shape meaning, a technique that Frampton believed is the essence of filmmaking. As well as being intrigued by philosophy and literature and how they shaped the medium of film, Frampton had an interest in computer science – an emerging field in the 1970s to which he significantly contributed – and this bled into his work: Frampton’s films borrowed and were structured around concepts from mathematics and science. ...
