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July 08, 2008
Cinevegas on Mr. Bruce Conner
That photo alone would be enough for one more godspeed to Bruce Conner. Writes Mike Plante: "He took film leader, a ‘secret' part of film, and reedited it as featured content. He reinterpreted found footage into his own heavily political - and often hilariously entertaining - short films... In his shorts, you see the roots of today's political satire, music videos and commercials, from slick editing that gives meaning under the surface, to landscape emo moments... Successful in the art world, he stayed DIY his entire career. Often fighting for his work to be displayed or projected correctly and with his personal attention, he never sat back and simply sold items.... When hired by San Jose State to teach a painting class, they wanted a set of his fingerprints and signature. He stated he couldn't sign their forms as his signature made something art, according to galleries. Not to mention his fingerprints and touch appeared on artwork and was his property. They agreed to make a limited edition of his application with fingerprints and signatures, forcing the government to play by new, esoteric rules... Conner was cantankerous and one-of-a-kind. He would wear an American flag pin. When asked why, he said, "I'm not going to let those bastards take it away from me." Sigh.
Posted by Ray Pride at July 8, 2008 07:56 PM
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