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today i will write about artists i am a fan of. these include visual, multimedia, or music artists.
most people who have spent any decent amount of time on the internet are at least familiar with some of bill wurtzâs work. maybe itâs his old vines âoh hi, thanks for checking in, iâm still a piece of garbage!â), but most likely itâs one of his two youtube mega-hits: âhistory of japanâ, and âhistory of the entire world i guessâ.
iâve been watching wurtz since, probably 2015? i honestly used to be obsessed with i sent him questions on his website constantly, and had the archives of his content practically memorized. i love the combination of pure technical skill and quirky lyrics. itâs like outsider art with insider knowledge. his sense of humor is witty and dry, and thereâs some true gems of wisdom in his songs as well. and donât even get me started on those visuals! especially as his skill progresses⊠gah!! i really hope to see him irl someday, maybe with the âbill wurtz bandââŠ
possibly in michigan - cecilia condit
cecelia condit is another famous one - or, perhaps, infamous. her 1983 film, âpossibly in michigan,â is pretty well-known. (âshe put her poodle in the microwave!â âto eat it?â) but sheâs still making films to this day! âwe were hardly more than childrenâ is one of my favorites, itâs from 2019.
i first watched âpossibly in michiganâ in full in 2015 and was struck by its depiction of sexuality, violence, and women. her surreal style is right up my alley, and sheâs got a lot to say. itâs crazy to me that sheâs (according to google) 75 now. her films exude such a youthful and insightful energy.
dragons aren't supposed 2 b cute, right? - cats millionaire
devi mccallion operates under many aliases, so whenever i tell someone about her it turns out they already know her projects they just didnât know her name. in any case, sheâs a canadian musician who makes very âonlineâ music.
iâve been hip to mccallion since my pony phase which was⊠god knows when. a while ago. sheâs one of those people i feel like follows me around the internet. at every turn, sheâs there, whether sheâs making weird pony music, or making hyperpop with ada rook. sheâs got an annoying voice and seems kinda unstable and i love her so much.
é»çŁç„ćć in NEO TOKYO đź - electronicos fantasticos!
electronicos fantasticos!, or ânicosâ, is led by ei wada. if you donât know who that is, youâre missing out! in 2009 he started âopen reel ensemble,â where reel-to-reel tape recorders are manipulated to create music. nicos was started in 2019 in a similar vein, reincarnating electronic appliances to create new instruments lke the CRTelecaster. my favorite innovation among these involves a barcode scanner.
and honestly, the music goes hard! more than 70 members from several fields have joined Nicos, and they have a wealth of content to explore. please check it out if you get a chance. making a telelele is definitely on my list of future projects!
howard finster, man of visions
howard finster was born in 1916 and died in 2001. he was a baptist preacher and bike mechanic. one day, when painting a bike, a drop of paint fell on his thumb and formed a human face, and the face said to him, âpaint sacred art.â and paint he did.
i recently went to howard finsterâs paradise gardens, and it was deeply moving. howardâs work is everywhere you turn, every inch is covered with paint, faces, bible verses. itâs really beautiful. the work is so naive and pure, it really did feel like being in a heavenly garden. summerville, georgia is a beautiful place for it. if youâre ever in north georgia, please do stop by. itâs most definitely worth it.
dream journal (clip) - jon rafman
jon rafman is another digital artist. his work centers around the effect of technology on daily modern life. the way he romanticism the melancholy of digital landscapes like google earth and second life really draws me in every time. i found rafman through his tumblr blog 9-eyes around⊠2015? i was fascinated with the âfound footageâ vibe of the google street view stills, and wanted to find more of his projects, and that was how i found âkool aid man in second life.â
but my favorite project of rafmanâs is âdream journal 2016-2019â, which iâve lovingly dubbed âxanax girl.â this disturbing and moving film reminds me of the âmindâs eyeâ series, but with a bizarre and grotesque plot. the saga of xanax girl is riveting and i urge you to watch it!
mouchette.org - martine neddam
martien neddam is the creator of mouchette.org, which i have been using since i was even younger than the eponymous character, 12-year-old mouchette herself. i was kinda late to the party, seeing as how some of the features of interactive underbelly of the site were already broken, but still have enjoyed the site for a long time. iâve also explored some of martine neddam, but the last time i checked a lot of it was broken/unusable. still, her exploration of digital identity and digital footprint is fascinating, and the dark and precocious nature of mouchette captivated me as a tweenager.
my boyfriend came back from the war - olia lialina
olia lialina is honestly an idol of mine. sheâs one of the true originators of net art, at least browser-based net art. if you havenât seen âmy boyfriend came back from the warâ have you even lived? she also coined the term âturing complete userâ (in a wonderful essay of the same name) which got approval from bruce sterling and cory doctorow! how cool is that? sheâs living the dream.
i found her through âone terabyte of kilobyte ageâ, a project she worked/works on with dragan espenschied, highlighting archivied geocities pages. she has several amazing talks on youtube that are kind of comfort listens for me. i always put them on while drawing, and theyâre very inspiring. i really want to meet her someday!
thereâs a lot to say about ryan trecartin but for some reason i canât find the words. you really have to watch his disjointed, sporadic films yourself. i recommend iâ-be areaâ, or âa family finds entertainmentâ, if youâre looking for something shorter.
the centrifige brain project - till nowak
another one you really just have to watch to understand. âthe centrifuge brain projectâ is about a fake documentary about a fake experiment using physics-defying rides to enhance human brain performance. give it a watch.
what's inside your heart? - whistlegraph
i donât even remember how i found whistlegraph. i think someone sent me one of their tiktoks. theyâre a team of three people creating memorable fusions of music, poetry, and art. iâm doing a three-day zoom workshop with them this coming month and iâm looking forward to it! iâve already make a few whistlegraphs of my own (âsaw a work of art trapped inside a frameâŠâ) but iâd love to learn more from them.
i really enjoy their work, but i do wish they were a little less zoomer-y. also jeffrey does nfts which is lame but he can have his opinion (and get that bag) whatever
serial experiments lain opening (vhs)
this list would not be complete without the character designer of the avant-garde anime âserial experiments lainâ! he started out as a graffiti artist and his creations tend to have a nice dark and moody atmosphere. i havenât seen too much of his other works, but itâs on my list and i will soon!
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