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Film & Media Arts
For video artists and underground filmmakers, the shadow of Southern California’s outsized film industry provides the perfect environment to experiment. Kenneth Anger’s visual anarchy and Paul McCarthy’s grotesqueries tested audiences’ patience, earned critical acclaim, and urged viewers to contemplate the nature of art itself. Video, as a medium, toys with expectations of the audience. It appropriates the format of surveillance films and amateur home footage, revealing the intimacy and paranoia of watching and being watched. The media arts is a slice of life or a exploration of dreams, codifying the human experience into moving images.
The World, Considered: Sharon Lockhart's Watchful Eye
Los Angeles + Film/Media Arts
The World, Considered: Sharon Lockhart's Watchful Eye
by Drew Tewksbury
February 8, 2013 1:30 PM
Filmmaker Sharon Lockhart intently interprets the world under her watchful lens.
Morgan Maassen's Color of Creativity and Texture of Ambition
Santa Barbara + Film/Media Arts
Morgan Maassen's Color of Creativity and Texture of Ambition
by Ethan Stewart
February 8, 2013 1:00 AM
Photographer and Santa Barbara native Morgan Maassen's career in the surf editorial world is on a meteoric rise.
Parry Gripp: From Nerf Herder to Meme Master
Santa Barbara + Film/Media Arts
Parry Gripp: From Nerf Herder to Meme Master
by Charles Donelan
January 18, 2013 1:00 AM
Santa Barbara musician Parry Gripp is the man behind some of the web's biggest memes.
Under the Influence: Michael Miller's L.A. Hip-Hop Photography
Los Angeles + Film/Media Arts
Under the Influence: Michael Miller's L.A. Hip-Hop Photography
by Oliver Wang
January 17, 2013 1:00 AM
Michael Miller was the go-to lensman for countless album covers and publicity stills during one of California hip-hop's most vibrant eras.
Sidewalk Stories: The Photography of William Reagh
Los Angeles + Film/Media Arts
Sidewalk Stories: The Photography of William Reagh
by Lynell George
January 11, 2013 1:00 AM
Since arriving in L.A. in the 1930s, William Reagh captured a sense of the city's humanity during its most vigorous years of growth and urban renewal.
Dispatches From the Border Reporters: The Story of Sergio Haro, 'Zeta Weekly' and the Documentary Film 'Reportero'
Imperial + Film/Media Arts
Dispatches From the Border Reporters: The Story of Sergio Haro, 'Zeta Weekly' and the Documentary Film 'Reportero'
by Marco Vera
January 7, 2013 1:00 AM
Sergio Haro, veteran photojournalist and editor of "Semanario Zeta" is the subject of the documentary film "Reportero."
Waitress Anthropologist Candacy Taylor Goes Beyond 'the Counter'
San Bernardino + Film/Media Arts
Waitress Anthropologist Candacy Taylor Goes Beyond 'the Counter'
by Ted Quinn
January 4, 2013 1:00 AM
San Francisco photojournalist Candacy Taylor followed her interest in the social dynamics of traditional female work roles to Twentynine Palms and never looked back. Salons and diners are her subjects of choice.
Artbound 2012: Best of Film and Media Arts
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Artbound 2012: Best of Film and Media Arts
by Artbound
December 26, 2012 1:00 AM
We selected the best 2012 articles and videos from the category: Film and Media Arts.
Surfing's First Filmmaker: Preserving the Legacy of Bud Browne
San Luis Obispo + Film/Media Arts
Surfing's First Filmmaker: Preserving the Legacy of Bud Browne
by Sarah Linn
December 3, 2012 1:00 AM
The legacies of two surfing icons -- big-wave surfer Buzzy Trent and pioneering surf filmmaker Bud Browne -- live on in the form of the Bud Browne Film Archives.
Siempre es Hoy: Capturing the Latin Alternative Moment
Orange + Film/Media Arts
Siempre es Hoy: Capturing the Latin Alternative Moment
by Lilledeshan Bose
November 5, 2012 1:00 AM
Twenty years ago, musician Emilio Morales started La Banda Elástica as a fanzine. It featured huge Latin alternative acts at a time when no other American publication did.
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Los Angeles + Cultural Politics
Bullet Points: How Hip-Hop Handles the Gun
by Oliver Wang
Gun violence is ubiquitous in American life, but hip-hop seems singled out for critique in ways that …
Riverside + Cultural Politics
Harem Girls and Camel Races: Middle Eastern Fantasies in the Deserts of Southern California
by Sarah McCormick Seekatz
The towns in the eastern side of the Coachella Valley have long utilized romanticized portrayals of …
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A Camera with a Conscience: Documenting Diversity in America
by Sarah Linn
Atascadero photographer Joe Schwartz, whose 100th birthday coincides with his community's centennial …
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KCET Sessions: Chicano/Son
by Drew Tewksbury
Polyglot rockers Chicano/Son visited the KCET Studios for a lively session of their son jarocho flav …
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