For immediate release: Robert Seidel: Projections, Installations and Films and Richard “dr.” Baily and John Buchanan: experiments in spore
Center for Visual Music is pleased to announce its release of two new DVDs that showcase the dazzling work of contemporary digital artists. *Robert Seidel: Projections, Installations and Films* collects the video installations, media façades and experimental films of this Berlin-based artist that have been exhibited worldwide for more than a decade. *Richard “dr.” Baily and John Buchanan: experiments in spore* presents three personal art films by Baily, a Hollywood Visual Effects/Computer Graphics wizard (from *Tron* to *Fight Club*, *Solaris *and more), assisted by John Buchanan. Both DVDs are the latest example of Center for Visual Music’s ongoing commitment to promoting important works of experimental animation and abstract media. * * * “[Robert Seidel’s work is] an immersive experience, a sensuous dip into light, color, movement, sound and change.” - *Los Angeles Times* Robert Seidel (b. 1977) is an international artist whose video installations, media façades and experimental films have appeared in festivals, galleries and museums for more than a decade. Based in Berlin, Seidel studied biology before his studies at Bauhaus University Weimar; his work pushes the boundaries of abstraction to the sublime through digital methods that combine scientific visual analysis, painting and sculpture. In Seidel’s works, organic imagery shifts in elaborate detail, evolving structurally in time and space to create continually unfolding experiences. Projected on enormous building façades, water fountains, and even sculptures, or installed in urban streets, the digital art resonates with aesthetic and emotional complexity. Produced by Center for Visual Music (Los Angeles) and Studio Robert Seidel (Berlin), *Robert Seidel: Projections, Installations and Films *collects his major films, videos and documentation from his globe-spanning exhibitions. It also includes Seidel’s experimental films, and as a Bonus Feature, a 45-minute exclusive interview between Seidel and curator Andre Eckardt of the German Institute for Animated Film (DIAF). Seidel’s works have been exhibited in museums such as ZKM, Karlsruhe; Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; Art Center Nabi, Seoul; MuseumsQuarter, Vienna; Museum of Image and Sound, São Paulo; and Museum of Contemporary Art, Taipei. He has received accolades including the KunstFilmBiennale Cologne Honorary Award, Best Experimental Film at Ottawa International Animation Festival, and an Honorary Mention from Prix Ars Electronica. www.centerforvisualmusic.org/Seidel *Robert Seidel: Projections, Installations and Films* A Center for Visual Music Release DVD. PAL. Region-Free. *Release Date:* November 4, 2014 *Running Time:* 67 minutes, plus Bonus Feature: 45-minute interview *ISBN:* 978-0-9764320-5-0 *Price:* US$25 Private Home Use; US$100 Educational Institutions and Libraries Produced by Center for Visual Music and Studio Robert Seidel * * * “Like many of the most talented computer animators of his generation, [Richard] Baily's sensibilities are first and foremost musical.” - *Contemporary* magazine Pioneering visual effects artist, painter and musician Richard “dr.” Baily (1953 - 2006) is renowned within the Hollywood industry for his high-speed rendering software (SPORE) and the groundbreaking effects he created for films such as *Fight Club *(1999), *The Cell* (2000) and *Solaris* (2002). A 1977 graduate of CalArts, Baily initially joined Robert Abel and Associates, where, among other accomplishments, he created trailblazing graphics for *Tron* (1982). Forming his own company in 1992, Image Savant, he continued to create effects for many Hollywood movies, commercials and music videos. Center for Visual Music is proud to present *Richard “dr.” Baily and John Buchanan: experiments in spore*, a collection of three personal art films Baily created outside the industry. Inspired by filmmaker Jordan Belson (whose work is also available on DVD from CVM), whom he called “the preeminent artist of the 20th century,” Baily’s undulating, overlapping patterns of light express a profound and lingering beauty. Baily’s work has been exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, REDCAT, Hammer Museum and many other venues. Baily co-credited his assistant, John Buchanan, on his film *xtacism* (2005), and Buchanan also completed their film, *aura* (2007). In addition to these two films, the DVD contains Baily’s classic CalArts thesis film, *Night Waves* (1977), made with advice from Baily’s mentor Jules Engel. www.centerforvisualmusic.org/BDVD.htm *Richard “dr.” Baily and John Buchanan: experiments in spore* A Center for Visual Music Release DVD. NTSC. Region-Free. Available now. (Released Summer 2014.) *Price:* US$25 Private Home Use; US$150 Educational Institutions and Libraries Produced by Center for Visual Music * * * Center for Visual Music (CVM) is a Los Angeles-based archive devoted to visual music, experimental animation and abstract media. CVM’s previous DVD releases include *Oskar Fischinger: Ten Films* and *Jordan Belson: 5 Essential Films*. CVM‘s archive contains the world's largest collection of visual music resources, including the papers and films of Oskar Fischinger, and the research collection of film historian William Moritz. CVM’s HD three-screen Fischinger reconstruction, *Raumlichtkunst*, was recently exhibited at Tate Modern, London; Whitney Museum, New York; and Palais de Tokyo, Paris. CVM's films, programs and lectures are featured in museums, archives, festivals and cultural centers worldwide including The Guggenheim Museum, New York; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC; Whitney Museum, New York; ZKM, Karlsruhe; Musée du Louvre, Paris; MOCA Los Angeles; Barbican Centre, London; Raven Row, London; Akademie der Künste, Berlin; Kunsthalle Zurich, Tate Liverpool, Kunsthalle Vienna; Fondazione Prada, Venice; Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., and others worldwide. *For press inquiries and print resolution images please contact: cvmaccess (at) gmail.com <http://gmail.com> *
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