An Art Journal

"Flames" by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2010-03-20T07:13:40-05:00

"Flames" by Victoria Taylor-Gore from Victoria Taylor-Gore on Vimeo.

This is the first video I have taken with the Canon 7D...and a Tokina AT-X 100mm f/2.8 PRO D Macro Lens. I'm new at using a 7D, so I was trying different settings...afraid the video got a little "noisy" in places, but I liked the effects at any rate. Lots more to learn!

As far as the theme...I wanted to play with light, movement, and composition. In my artwork, I focus in on objects - like to bring inanimate objects to life...rarely feature people in my work, and I doubt that will change much as I start to make videos. I love the effect of one object disappearing as another one comes into focus - very magical.

Video and editing (in Adobe Premiere Pro CS4) by Victoria Taylor-Gore
http://www.victoriataylorgore.com

Music - "Koloss" by Bjorn Lynne
Purchased license from http://www.shockwave-sound.com

"Through the Window" by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2010-03-09T12:58:51-06:00

This is a shorter version of a previous video that I did...short and sweet ; )

"Through the Window" by Victoria Taylor-Gore from Victoria Taylor-Gore on Vimeo.

Just a short video I created from one of my pastels...I animated and edited this video in Adobe After Effects CS4 and Premiere Pro CS4. The pastel used is from my Route 66 series of imaginary motels from the 1940's - 1960's, and many works from that series are inspired from classic film noir.

Images, editing, and animation by Victoria Taylor-Gore

My website: http://www.victoriataylorgore.com

Music - "Tide King" by Pierre Gerwig Langer
http://www.shockwave-sound.com/composer_list.php?cid=146.html&page=7
Purchased music license from http://www.shockwave-sound.com

"Following" by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2010-03-09T12:51:40-06:00

"Following" by Victoria Taylor-Gore from Victoria Taylor-Gore on Vimeo.

There is a lot of detail in this video, so it is best viewed full screen.

This is a video that I remixed and edited in Adobe After Effects CS4 and Premiere Pro CS4. These remixed videos are like moving collages to me, and I am interested in isolating certain parts of the original footage and repeating them to create a visual rhythm...then making more drama with color, movement, and texture effects. Being an artist makes me look for more of a visual dialogue than a literal story.

Editied by Victoria Taylor-Gore
My website: http://www.victoriataylorgore.com

Music: "Sound Melangeria" by Stobierski Thomas from http://www.shockwave-sound.com
http://www.shockwave-sound.com/composer_list.php?cid=77.html&page=4

Original footage: [Trip Down Market Street Before the Fire, A] (1905)
(public domain) from the Prelinger Archives
http://www.archive.org/details/TripDown1905

70 Million by Hold Your Horses !

2010-03-06T11:13:57-06:00

Videos like this make art history come alive...and really fun! 70 Million by Hold Your Horses !

70 Million by Hold Your Horses ! from L'Ogre on Vimeo.

contact@logre.tv
www.logre.tv
www.myspace.com/holdyourhorsesparis

An entertaining and cheeky music video for “70 Million”, hit song by Franco-American band, Hold Your Horses!, offers a wink at art history as band members playfully reconstruct famous paintings in an off the wall lyrical interpretation all their own. Produced by L'Ogre.

Clip de 70 Million, chanson du groupe franco-americain Hold Your Horses ! produit par L'Ogre, mettant en scène les membres du groupe dans un voyage à travers l'histoire de l'art.

"Landscapes" by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2010-03-03T18:11:14-06:00

"Landscapes" by Victoria Taylor-Gore from Victoria Taylor-Gore on Vimeo.

This video consists of sections of several pastels that I have done in the past. Using Photoshop, I have isolated different areas of a few pastels and then imported the flat 2D "sets" into After Effects CS4 and put them on 3D layers so that the viewer can visually travel through the drawings. Final editing was in Premiere Pro CS4.

My pastels are usually simplified landscapes and architectural spaces with exaggerated perspective, and the 3D layer manipulation of my work in After Effects (with its inherent warping and distortion of form) plays well into my artistic style.

Design, images, animation, and editing by Victoria Taylor-Gore
My website - http://www.victoriataylorgore.com

Music - "Only Hope" by Yuri Sazonoff
Purchased license from www.musicloops.com
http://www.musicloops.com/music_download/only-hope-7331/

"Airplane" by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2010-02-28T06:05:56-06:00

"Airplane" by Victoria Taylor-Gore from Victoria Taylor-Gore on Vimeo.

Video edited by Victoria Taylor-Gore with Adobe After Effects CS4 and Premiere Pro CS4.
Website: http://www.victoriataylorgore.com

Music
"Truth" by composer: Julio Kladniew
Purchased license for this song from www.musicloops.com
http://www.musicloops.com/music_dow nload/truth-1039/

Original video footage (public domain)
"The City (Part II) (1939)"
from the Prelinger Archives
http://www.archive.org/details/CityTheP1939_2

The inspiration for this video was derived from a purely visual attraction to work with imagery from "The City (Part II) (1939)" and how I could "paint" and overlay sections of the video to hint at a poetic meaning...not a literal story. After the fact, I realized that "Airplane" had in it elements of my most favorite poem - draw whatever conclusions you want.

"We shall not cease from exploration
And the end of all our exploring
Will be to arrive where we started
And know the place for the first time.
Through the unknown, unremembered gate
When the last of earth left to discover
Is that which was the beginning;
At the source of the longest river
The voice of the hidden waterfall
And the children in the apple-tree
Not known, because not looked for
But heard, half-heard, in the stillness
Between two waves of the sea."
- from Little Gidding (No. 4 of 'Four Quartets') by T. S.Eliot

THE GAY LASERS - N'TENSE from Reserve17

2010-02-28T03:45:08-06:00

THE GAY LASERS - N'TENSE from Reserve17 on Vimeo. Director: Richard Krause

Recent Pastels by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2010-02-25T14:25:02-06:00

The slideshow below was made with PhotoSnack (http://www.photosnack.com) - a very easy and professional way to present your images on a website, blog, or other social websites.

Pure graphic delight...

2010-02-25T00:15:05-06:00

N.A.S.A. "Money" feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, & Z-Trip from Paul Griswold on Vimeo.

Theo Jansen creates new creatures

2010-02-22T00:24:26-06:00

http://www.ted.com/talks/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures.html

Arthur Ganson makes moving sculpture

2010-02-21T23:59:34-06:00

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/arthur_ganson_makes_moving_sculpture.html

"The Story Beyond the Still: Divided" by Scott Brignac

2010-02-20T23:02:03-06:00

Excellent short film on Vimeo: "The Story Beyond the Still: Divided"

I Say Fever - Ramona Falls

2009-12-05T17:47:35-06:00

I Say Fever by Ramona Falls / Directed by Stefan Nadelman. I hope to do something like this one day...this video would make Max Ernst roll over in his grave!!!

Believe by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2009-12-04T19:12:24-06:00

Victoria Taylor-Gore

Glideascope-"CB Radio"/Video-Victoria Taylor-Gore

2009-10-09T17:28:04-05:00

One of my YouTube/Facebook friends Glideascope (a brilliant musician/composer based in London) asked me to do a video for one of his songs called CB Radio from the album Audio Cinematography. Here I am in Amarillo, Texas collaborating on a video with a DownTempo, Chill Out and a sprinkling of Trip-Hop dub musician in London!

Concepts for the CB Radio video have evolved between Glideascope and me over the past few weeks, as my technical abilities have struggled to keep pace with the visual demands of the project. This video is not the typical music video. Glideascopes song CB Radio is an exquisite layering of audio textures and impressions, and my challenge has been to make the videos visual impact reflect the visceral qualities and movement of the music. Glideascope has given me suggestions and feedback that have made the video a truly collaborative work of art and music.

- Victoria Taylor-Gore

Glideascope Links:
Website: http://www.glideascope.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/glideascope
FaceBook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Glideas...
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/glideascope
MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/glideascope

Victoria Taylor-Gore Links:
Website: http://www.victoriataylorgore.com
Blog: http://www.anartjournal.com
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/vtg60

Birds by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2009-09-03T12:50:09-05:00

Victoria Taylor-Gore

Joseph Cornell by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2009-09-03T12:47:58-05:00

Victoria Taylor-Gore

Imogen Heap - Canvas (Music Video)

2009-08-27T22:53:50-05:00

A work of art...in my opinion.

Photography by Shannon Richardson

2009-08-10T17:58:02-05:00

Low Clearance by Shannon Richardson Check out the excellent work of Shannon Richardson at shannonrichardson.com, and his photo blog "electrolite." Shannon masterfully captures the part of the world where I live ... the Texas Panhandle ... with both moving portraits of the local inhabitants and striking images of the cultural uniqueness of this area. Shannon was just interviewed by PetaPixel.

My New Art Hero - William Kentridge

2009-08-08T17:40:50-05:00

Another one of my new art heroes - William Kentridge. I have seen his work before, but just found many of his animated films on YouTube (viewer discretion advised...some of his videos contain explicit content). You can read about Kentridge here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kentridge, and here is more information about his current show at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth - http://www.themodern.org/exhibitions.html.

See an interactive multimedia on Kentridge (including interviews) at SFMOMA - http://www.sfmoma.org/events/1352

Sketch for "The Suitcase" by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2009-08-08T17:24:46-05:00

The Suitcase (sketch) by Victoria Taylor-Gore This is an ink sketch for my pastel titled "The Suitcase" - see pastel below. You can see how things change from idea to completion...adjustments in shapes and arrangement are made for the larger scale as well as the modification of value and color relationships.

New Route 66 Series Pastels by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2009-08-08T17:17:59-05:00

Red Shoe by Victoria Taylor-Gore"Red Shoe" and "The Suitcase" are new pastels in my new black and white (with a touch of color) Route 66 series...more to come in the next month. These pastels are highly influenced by classic film noir, with a bit of my own imagination and symbolism thrown in...

The Suitcase by Victoria Taylor-Gore

My New Favorite Artist...Joe Brubaker

2009-08-01T18:26:10-05:00

Check out his website at http://www.joebrubaker.com/ and more images of his sculpture on Flickr.

Edward Hopper by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2009-07-23T17:35:14-05:00

See a great interactive online presentation of Hopper and his work at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston - http://www.mfa.org/hopper/index.html.

Route 66 Series #1 by Victoria Taylor-Gore

2009-07-16T03:28:10-05:00

Route 66 Series #1 by Victoria Taylor-Gore "Route 66 Series #1 " is a new pastel in the Route 66 Series...more to come in the next month.