Fluxus Experience (Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book)

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An Excellent Experience

Now Fluxus Makes Sense

Fluxus Experience (Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Book)
Hannah Higgins
Manufacturer: University of California Press
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Binding: Paperback

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In this groundbreaking work of incisive scholarship and analysis, Hannah Higgins explores the influential art movement Fluxus. Daring, disparate, contentious--Fluxus artists worked with minimal and prosaic materials now familiar in post-World War II art. Higgins describes the experience of Fluxus for viewers, even experiences resembling sensory assaults, as affirming transactions between self and world.
Fluxus began in the 1950s with artists from around the world who favored no single style or medium but displayed an inclination to experiment. Two formats are unique to Fluxus: a type of performance art called the Event, and the Fluxkit multiple, a collection of everyday objects or inexpensive printed cards collected in a box that viewers explore privately. Higgins examines these two setups to bring to life the Fluxus experience, how it works, and how and why it's important. She does so by moving out from the art itself in what she describes as a series of concentric circles: to the artists who create Fluxus, to the creative movements related to Fluxus (and critics' and curators' perceptions and reception of them), to the lessons of Fluxus art for pedagogy in general.
Although it was commonly associated with political and cultural activism in the 1960s, Fluxus struggled against being pigeonholed in these too-prescriptive and narrow terms. Higgins, the daughter of the Fluxus artists Alison Knowles and Dick Higgins, makes the most of her personal connection to the movement by sharing her firsthand experience, bringing an astounding immediacy to her writing and a palpable commitment to shedding light on what Fluxus is and why it matters.

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An Excellent Experience.......2007-01-08

This book is probably the best "first resource" for learning about, and understanding Fluxus. Hannah Higgins had the unique experience of growing up as the daughter of two Fluxus luminaries, Dick Higgins and Allison Knowles. But in addition to having the advantage of a front row seat to the Fluxus experience, she has also written a thoughtful and well-researched book. The book contains some nice illustrations, and has a very readable, flowing narrative. While the writing style is not overly academic, it is also not a "coffee table" or picture book, and readers not used to college level language may find it difficult.

The Fluxus Experience gives George Maciunas due respect as a founder of Fluxus, and as the man who gave Fluxus its name - but Hannah's unique perspective gives much more credit (deservedly) to artists like Dick Higgins who continued to keep Fluxus vibrant and alive after Maciuanas died in 1978.

I would recommend this book to anybody interested in learning more about what Fluxus was, what Fluxus contributed to the world's creative culture, and how Fluxus continues to influence artists around the world today.

Now Fluxus Makes Sense.......2003-06-11

Finally, Fluxus makes sense and takes its rightful place as a tremendously important avant-garde movement with huge influence on art, artists and art history. Higgins makes a complex theoretical argument easy to grasp for the informed reader. I bounced from and moved through "Ah ha's" to "I didn't know that was Fluxus" to "I didn't know he/she was Fluxus" to "I get it now." The influence of Fluxus is now everywhere I look.

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Fluxus Experience
Hannah Higgins
Manufacturer: UNIVERSITY PRESSES
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ASIN: B000JZCB9Y

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As an Anglo-Indian, born and brought up as an orphan in Calcutta, Norman Douglas Hutchinson soon discovered that he had a remarkable gift for drawing and painting which could change his life. This book describes the collision of eastern and western influences and values which have had such a powerful effect on the painter's vision and work, and how meetings with Annigoni and the patronage of Countess Mountbatten and the British royal family encouraged his developing talent and success as a portrait painter.

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The Technique of Film & Video Editing is the best training for aspiring directors, providing a detailed, precise look at the artistic and aesthetic principles and practices of editing for both picture and sound. Analysis of photographs from dozens of classic and contemporary films and videos provide a sound basis for the professional filmmaker and student editor. Practical skills are grounded by an exposition of the ideas and styles of editing through which the director can understand the visual tools at his or her disposal. This book puts into context the storytelling choices an editor will have to make against a background of theory, history, and practice.

The current edition brought this book to the cutting edge with such topics as new technology and its influence on the art of editing, MTV style, psychoanalytic ideas, and the appropriation of style over content. The new edition furthers these discussions by highlighting the "stylistic extremes" brought about by the clash of imitative style and innovative filmmaking. It continues the examination of MTV style via a study of the full spectrum of its uses in recent years. Additionally, it examines the editing characteristics of nonlinear storytelling as evidenced in such recent films as The Ice Storm and Thin Red Line. A new chapter addresses new trends in documentary.

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A thoroughly "reader friendly" introduction and survey of proven editing techniques .......2006-09-09

Now in an updated and expanded third edition, The Technique Of Film And Video Editing: History, Theory, And Practice by Ken Dancyger (Professor of Film and Television, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University) provides a thoroughly "reader friendly" introduction and survey of proven editing techniques and how those techniques influence the editing process, as well as presenting the history, theory, and aesthetics of editing in film and video. Nicely organized into three major sections (History of Film Editing; Editing for the Genre); and Principles of Editing), The Technique Of Film And Video Editing is enhanced with the inclusion of "Cutting Room Procedures", a filmography, a glossary, a selected bibliography for further study, and a comprehensive index. No film school or academic library film/video production instructional collection can be considered complete without the inclusion of The Technique Of Film And Video Editing as a core reference. Also very highly recommended for film students and aspiring film makers from Focal Press is Blain Brown's Cinematography: Image Making For Cinematographers, Directors, And Videographers (02-40805003, $44.99).

It doesn't get worse.......2002-12-07

I just read a chapter from this book on DMN. Maybe the author has something interesting to say or maybe some new insights - I'll never know. The writing is so poor that each sentence needs to be dissected to be understood.

"In the world of the music video, real place is far less important. In fact, they are not as important as references to other media and other forms, to the landscapes of science fiction, and to the horror film." Huh? I'm guessing that "they" means "real place" and therefore should been "it is not as important..." But I am not sure that is what he meant. I've seen bad writing like this in user forums but never in a book. Did he have an editor?

I do have a book to recommend, though for the author, The Elements of Style. When you master that, try again but this time with an editor.

1st class.......2001-08-18

film, video, non-linear, linear - it's all pictures and sound. This book was everything i was looking for. It's not an explanation of how to edit. It's about how to think, how to dig deep inside your feelings and appy those feelings to the work you do. Forget the technicalities, forget the jargon, this is about asking yourself the question - what do i want the viewer to feel? It inspires you to think beyond what you know. I have been editing for a number of years - i am a better editor after reading this book.

Different Ways of Film Editing..........2000-12-15

This book will give you a general history of editing. Also you will find in "Editing for the genre" section examples of different film editing "styles" for different genres. Honestly the principles of editing section is very weak. Also the non linear editing topic is not covered in depth. The name can be confusing for some people: This book is NOT about the technique and There is almost nothing on "video" in it. It is about creative and aesthetical sides of editing with examples from well known directors like Kubrick, Hitchcock etc.

Videotape Recording : Theory and Practice

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Videotape Recording : Theory and Practice
J. F. Robinson
Manufacturer: Focal Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0240510208

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Combining politics, surrealism, and pop-culture hilarity, Bob the Angry Flower is an edgy, trenchantly political, and achingly funny comic-strip character. Whether he's building killer robots, running for Pope, or getting creamed at 20 Questions, Bob is locked, loaded, and ready to destroy the earth—unless there's something good on TV. This collection of syndicated comic classics, the first to be published in the United States, is unpredictable, original, and wholly outrageous—perfect for disaffected teenagers, jaded grown-ups, disgruntled geeks, and Peter Pans of all ages.

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Flower Power for a new generation.......2007-01-06

Almost no topic is taboo for cartoonist Stephen Notley and his alter-ego (and also possibly his id), Bob the Angry Flower. If you've ever found yourself rooting for a movie villain, you will identify with Bob's schadenfreude style of humor. If you've ever been frightened by a scary movie, you will find a soothing balm in Bob's transformation of horror movie premises into palliative ridicule. Though not all material is appropriate for all ages (Bob really does mercifully, yet gruesomely, kill a terminally ill dog), Bob should be required reading for a new generation of budding teenage anti-establishmentarians.

Fantastic Flower.......2006-06-29

I completely disagree with the last reviewer, Donald W. Stein. Well, except for his adoration of Bob. My favorite strips were:

Destroy the Apostrophy (a Bob classic)
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And the paper quality didn't bother me at all. Nice to have all of Stephen Notley's cartoons from the last couple of years all in one place.

This is a must purchase for any selfrespecting Bob fan! And a good introduction for everybody else.

Best comic strip out there!.......2006-06-27

A local alternative newspaper picked up Bob the Angry Flower a year ago and I got hooked. The concept and character is just amusing before the strip even starts. This book has some of my favorite strips so far including:

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This book also includes annotations on each strip from the author.

My only complaint is the book's printing paper could be of higher quality.

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In the forty-year history of Star Trek®, none of the television show's actors are more beloved than DeForest Kelley. His portrayal of Leonard "Bones" McCoy, the southern physician aboard the Starship Enterprise™, brought an unaffected humanity to the groundbreaking space frontier series.

Jackson DeForest Kelley came of age in Depression-era Georgia. He was raised on the sawdust trail, a preacher's kid steeped in his father's literal faith and judgment. But De's natural artistic gifts called him to a different way, and a visit to California at seventeen showed a bright new world.

Theater and radio defined his early career -- but it was a World War II training film he made while serving in the Army Air Corps that led to his first Paramount Studios contract.

After years of struggle, his lean, weathered look became well known in notable westerns and television programs such as You Are There and Bonanza. But his work on several pilots for writer-producer Gene Roddenberry changed his destiny and the course of cultural history.

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"In the forty-year history of Star Trek(R), none of the television show's actors are more beloved than DeForest Kelley. His portrayal of Leonard ""Bones"" McCoy, the southern physician aboard the Starship Enterprise(TM), brought an unaffected humanity to the groundbreaking space frontier series. Jackson DeForest Kelley came of age in Depression-era Georgia. He was raised on the sawdust trail, a preacher's kid steeped in his father's literal faith and judgment. But De's natural artistic gifts called him to a different way, and a visit to California at seventeen showed a bright new world. Theater and radio defined his early career -- but it was a World War II training film he made while serving in the Army Air Corps that led to his first Paramount Studios contract. After years of struggle, his lean, weathered look became well known in notable westerns and television programs such as You Are There and Bonanza. But his work on several pilots for writer-producer Gene Roddenberry changed his destiny and the course of cultural history. This thoroughly researched actor's life is about hard work and luck, loyalty and love. It is a journey that takes us all...from sawdust to stardust. "

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A gentle man with a gentle heart........2007-01-11

I loved this book. Maybe this wasn't an ultra-exciting book, but De Kelley was not that kind of star. De was someone who held deep convictions, valued his friends and fans, and loved his wife dearly 'til death do us part'. These are the wonderful traits of a true gentleman. Yes, he did drink and smoke. He was a human being, not a saint. I have been a fan of De Kelley's for many years. I only wish I had been one of the lucky ones to have known him in person, but this book brings me that much closer to knowing a very private man.

The Honorable Jackson DeForest Kelley.......2006-09-11

I have been a devoted Star Trek Fan from the first episode in the 60's. I always loved and admired Dr. Leonard McCoy and after reading "From Sawdust to Stardust: The Biography of DeForest Kelley" I have learned to love the actor who played him. It wasn't until I was an adult that I had the pleasure of seeing DeForest Kelley in many of the westerns that he was in. He was a remarkable actor and a remarkable man, a true southern gentleman and it is my loss that I never had the honor of meeting him in person. This book is a must read for any true Star Trek Fan. Thank you Terry Lee Rioux for letting us know the Honorable Mr. Kelley.

The Accidental Healer.......2006-07-01

He did not write his own biography, unlike everybody else on the Enterprise. But he left his papers and memorabilia organized so that somebody else could. Terry Lee Rioux has done a commendable job drawing together details from Kelley's papers and interviews with people who worked with him in TV and movies, or were his friends during his early years in Long Beach.

Our crusty Dr. McCoy isn't someone you can really imagine having a dewy-cheeked youth. He was the Star Trek character we knew the least about, and Kelley was the most private of all the cast. So this book does a great service in opening up his life to us, in a remarkably tender and sensitive way. In fact, Rioux does something daring for an actor's biography: she acknowledges that humans have spiritual lives, and that Kelley's upbringing as a poor preacher's son in Conyers, Georgia gave him a faith and a spirituality that both protected and haunted him.

The other remarkable accomplishment of the book is that, in following Kelley's development as a young Georgia boy coming of age in Long Beach, California (beaches, surfing, racial diversity, gambling, drink, tobacco, and girls), rapidly discovering himself as an actor with real talent, Rioux recreates the energy and atmosphere of a sunny Navy port town just before World War II breaks out - and how it all changes after Pearl Harbor. She works the same magic with the crumbling of the Hollywood studio system, the blossoming of television, and the rise and fall of TV westerns, all seen from the POV of a struggling actor who seems to keep missing the big break.

The book's verbal failings - such as rushed, cliché'd sketching of world events - can be attributed to editorial pressure to get the word count down. More glaring is the lack of photographs. There are no portraits of Kelley as a boy, nor of his family: the Reverend David Kelley, mother Clora, and older brother Casey, who became a successful businessman. Nor are there stills from Kelley's work: the early movie break, Fear In the Night, or TV episodes from Bonanza, You Are There, and Gene Roddenberry's lawyer series pilot starring Kelley, 333 Montgomery. Rioux gives such careful attention to the development of Kelley's craft and his struggle to get work, it's shocking to not have visual proof of that effort.

Rioux' theme of spiritual strength, often embodied in Kelley's 57-year love affair with his wife, Carolyn, can take on a tone that slides into worship. But as a theme, it pays off. After Star Trek ended, Kelley's encounter with a dying child whose one wish was to meet "Dr. McCoy" apparently changed the actor's attitude about his iconic role and his purpose in forever being "Bones."

There's another connection that Rioux doesn't make, but jumps out at any reader who has done time in therapy. She makes the arresting statement that when soldiers (Kelley among them) returned from World War II, they wanted to get back to living and "forget the war ever happened. " It's telling, then, that the Western had phenomenal popularity in the late 40s and all through the 50s. Westerns are morality tales about good and evil, right and wrong, choices with life-and death consequences, men with guns and the bonds that form between them in desperate situations. This kind of morality play became the foundation of "Star Trek," and Gene Roddenberry even described his idea as "Wagon Train to the stars" so TV executives would understand what he was talking about. Cheap, B-movie Westerns on screen and TV were Kelley's bread and butter in the 50s and early 60s, his face and voice were recognized as part of that imaginary world. In a way, these morality plays helped expose and heal the soul-wounds of war. One can say that Kelley's familiar humanity helped carry a world's wounded consciousness forward to a hopeful future, in Star Trek.

I closed this book feeling that DeForest Kelley, actor, was truly a healer. Not a doctor - but thank God he played one on TV.

DeForest Kelley - A Star's Shining Star!.......2005-10-30

From just glancing at some of the previous reviews an outsider might actually believe this book is shallow. Everyone's entitled to their own opinion but I would call "From Sawdust to Stardust" ANYTHING but shallow. Over the years I've read many biographies and autobiographies from various cast members of the "Classic" Star Trek and IMHO this is the best of the lot. I'm also going to sound a bit biased but not only am I a "Trekkie" at heart I'm also a huge fan of Westerns, especially the ones from the 40's to the early 60's, many of which co-starred Mr. Kelley. This book literally brings him to life while reading it.

Occasionally a book is written where you never want to put it down, and this is one of those books. His love and devotion to his wife was never more apparent than what was mentioned throughout. I don't want to spoil all the wonderful surprises I found while throughly enjoying this book.

Lessons can certainly be learned from his experiences. This is an excellent book! Beam out and get a copy!

A True Gift For DeForest Kelleys Fans.......2005-08-31

This book is beautifully written. After finishing the book you really have a good impression about what kind of man DeForest Kelley was. I felt like I really got to know him. The author has done an extraordinarily good job with the research. From his Childhood years to the years after Star Trek. Every page is filled with wonderful information about DeForest and his beloved ones. You not only learn about him but also about his wife, his friends and family. His work, his love for animals, hobbies.

This is the life about DeForest. This is the book he deserved. After reading this book I love him even more. Thank you so much Terry.

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Fun but text only

You want this book... I wonder why???

Great And Simple!

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Hypnosis _IS_ fun :-)

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Fun but text only.......2007-07-30

Hypnosis stage show is a very funny and visual entertainment. However I can only use of my imagination to crate the show in my brain. If there are some demo pictures to show us how are the effect of the scripts. The book would be better.
And if the book can cut down some "word by word" speech, it would be the best thing.

You want this book... I wonder why???.......2007-07-28

Look at the cover of this book. In the backround there is subliminal text. "you want this book" "I want to buy this book" and so on. If you pick it up in a store and suddenly find yourself needing to buy it, the reason is right in front of you. that said, the title may set you off at first, but you will buy it. I bought it, having been snooping around the internet for some information on hypnosis, it jumped out at me as the book i wanted. it wasn't til after i had bought it that i saw the subtext on the front. however, before i had even read it, i simply brought it over to my friend house, and told everyone i had read it, used technquies i learn from hynosis web pages, and was able to induce everyone willing for me to try. I had alot of fun, but it was the confidence in which i went about it all, making them really believe i could, that made it such an entertaining night. oh, and for the book, I'll tell you how it is once I read it.

Great And Simple!.......2007-05-22

I am only 12 years old but after reading the chapter on inductions, though it was frustrating at how few inductions were listed they were understandable, and clear. I tried it on my friend and it seemed to be working and I'm pretty sure he was hypnotized until I became less confident and began studdering, though he did respond to depth test before that I messed it up by losing my place once.

my honest apprasal.......2006-08-07

I found this book seemed to accurate in pricable. however i think it would require you to work out your own take on the scripts and stage acts suggested because most of them are pretty lame and would'nt work on 90% of people for that reason. If you have the right personality and you are reltivly bright i think that what you learn in this book might teach you to hypnotise some one. This is only my percived opion from some one whos not a hypnotist. there seem to be alot people reviewing this book saying it not the first book on hypnotism you should buy. i think its fair to say as someone who did by this as there book on hypnoitism that its fine as a first book just expect to buy another if really want to learn the subject.

Hypnosis _IS_ fun :-).......2006-04-13

Hello, my name is Nessie!

I had a school dance where they brought this really great stage hypnotist who did really funny stunts. I laughed so hard!!

After that i became obsessed with hypnosis. Buying books using my birthday money, nothing worked.

But when I bought this book, it all came into place! It's crude, but it works. I was able to hypnotize a willing sister :) on my first try and make her fall in love with a desk lamp and sing Madonna.

It doesn't happen overnight however, I've had other hypnosis books, but have been unsucessful. This book doesn't have a very good theory and history, i must admit.

Good Luck, Shoppers!

- Nessie

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