Marcatili
August 19th, 2004, 10:18 AM
I've looked around and I don't think there's a thread on this yet...
I just went and saw Cremaster 3, which is part of a series of films called The Cremaster Cycle which are written and directed by an artist named Matthew Barney (who also features as the main character of the story)
Cremaster 3 is mostly set in the Chrysler Building in New York, although it also has scenes based on Celtic Mythology and scenes shot in the Gugenheim Museum.
The film is fairly surreal and very symbolic- it has no dialogue but uses music, imagery, symoblism and sound to convey a story.
I won't say much about the story but you can read the interpretation on the website at http://www.cremaster.net
The film draws heavily from Masonic beliefs and rituals but also refers strongly to Irish culture in America, the legacy of Rockerfeller, the struggle toward transcendence through physical effort and labour, the struggle between the common man and the establishment...and so on...
The film crosses so many art mediums as well- particularly scultpure (with sets, costumes, and just straight out sculptures) photography (being that it's filmed...) but also the music, which is often integrated into the scene as though it is happening and being made by the characters and objects in the film. There is also some drawing in it...I guess there is theatre/performance art as well...and kinda cute but creepy dancing...
Personally I found it engaging- for once I've experienced some contemporary art that I can relate to on some level, rather than feeling frustrated by.
Anyway, check it out sometime if you're into art/film/surrealism...oh and if anyone else has seen it, what'dya think?
I just went and saw Cremaster 3, which is part of a series of films called The Cremaster Cycle which are written and directed by an artist named Matthew Barney (who also features as the main character of the story)
Cremaster 3 is mostly set in the Chrysler Building in New York, although it also has scenes based on Celtic Mythology and scenes shot in the Gugenheim Museum.
The film is fairly surreal and very symbolic- it has no dialogue but uses music, imagery, symoblism and sound to convey a story.
I won't say much about the story but you can read the interpretation on the website at http://www.cremaster.net
The film draws heavily from Masonic beliefs and rituals but also refers strongly to Irish culture in America, the legacy of Rockerfeller, the struggle toward transcendence through physical effort and labour, the struggle between the common man and the establishment...and so on...
The film crosses so many art mediums as well- particularly scultpure (with sets, costumes, and just straight out sculptures) photography (being that it's filmed...) but also the music, which is often integrated into the scene as though it is happening and being made by the characters and objects in the film. There is also some drawing in it...I guess there is theatre/performance art as well...and kinda cute but creepy dancing...
Personally I found it engaging- for once I've experienced some contemporary art that I can relate to on some level, rather than feeling frustrated by.
Anyway, check it out sometime if you're into art/film/surrealism...oh and if anyone else has seen it, what'dya think?