This contemporary artwork features a striking close-up image of a mushroom. The composition emphasizes the intricate, organic textures and warm earthy tones of the mushroom's cap and stem. The dark background creates a stark contrast, highlighting the delicate and almost sculptural nature of the fungal form. The style suggests a focus on the natural world's hidden complexities, inviting the viewer to closely examine the intricate details often overlooked. The artist's intention may be to draw attention to the beauty and wonder found in the overlooked elements of the natural environment. ...
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. ...
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