iotaNews March 2011
CALL FOR ENTRIES! Punto y Raya Festival 2011 – “The most abstract festival in the world”
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Punto y Raya Festival explores the ultimate synthesis of the form·movement duality in different spheres of human endeavour. Due to the simplicity of its criteria, it seeks to reveal the limitations and achievements of our representation systems using abstraction’s prime matter.
This entry call is addressed to audiovisual pieces built up entirely from dots and lines. No representation whatsoever, just dots and lines as ends in themselves! No entry fee and the deadline is July 4, 2011. Check out all the info at the Punto y Raya 2011 Website |
Ciné-Concert: Art in Motion! – Films from iotaCenter at the National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
 from Silence (1968) by Jules Engel |
Music and animation synchronize and harmonize in 15 playful abstract shorts by classic and contemporary animators. From Viking Eggeling’s 1924 Symphonie diagonale, to Jules Engel’s 1968 Silence, to New York artist Sharon Louden’s 2011 digital creations””all the works presented are “whimsical, drawn-in-space creations that come alive and create their own narratives,” as artist Louden describes her own work. Her new pieces are accompanied by live piano and percussion compositions written by Andrew Simpson. The older classic works feature their own original scores, intersections of visual and musical forms. (Approximately 100 minutes)
Other films from iotaCenter’s collection include : LUMA NOCTURNA (1974) by Dennis Pies (aka Sky-David) For more information, please visit the NGA’s website. When: Sunday, March 27, 2011, 5:00pm |