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The Portrait is in Motion. Clayton Cubitt Demonstrates.

By ⋅ March 19, 2010 ⋅ 9 Comments
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I was perusing the NYFA today, and what ho! Cornell Cinema is having an open call for motion portraiture. Here it is:

“What is a motion portrait?  Is there such a thing?  What distinguishes motion portraits from biographical films and documentaries?  Portraiture and self-portraiture have fascinating histories in painting, drawing, sculpture and photography, but what has happened to the form of the portrait in the digital age?  Are contemporary filmmakers, video artists, animators and programmers pushing the disciplines of the portrait and self-portrait into motion? The Cornell Council for the Arts, Prudence Risley Residential College for the Creative and Performing Arts at Cornell University, and Cornell Cinema invite submissions of motion portraits and self-portraits for a curated screening.”

Yes, Cornell, there is a such a thing as a motion portrait. There are many permutations, but first I think  of Clayton Cubitt‘s long portraits.

Here are two I like especially.

Long Portrait: Lambchop from Clayton Cubitt on Vimeo.

Long Portrait: Adam Fuss from Clayton Cubitt on Vimeo.

Who else has a long portrait? Share?

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9 comments for “The Portrait is in Motion. Clayton Cubitt Demonstrates.”

  1. Sam Taylor Wood – David Beckham Sleeping – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0UEuuYuNDo

    Can’t find a proper video of it online anywhere!

    Posted by Stuart Leech | March 19, 2010, 3:03 pm

  2. Bill Viola’s ‘Ocean Without a Shore’ from the 2007 Venice Biennale.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-V7in9LObI

    Similar but different.

    Posted by Pete Brook | March 19, 2010, 4:57 pm

  3. Emily Metzguer’s “Still Moving” series is really good.

    http://www.ianaleksanderadams.com/blog/emily-metzguer-still-moving-scad-savannah-2009/

    Posted by Ian Aleksander Adams | March 19, 2010, 9:16 pm

  4. I clicked ahead multiple times on these two “portraits.” Not my cup of tea. They are a tad boring. Just my opinion though.

    Posted by Shawn Lynch | March 19, 2010, 10:59 pm

  5. This is what I love about fine art photography today. It has progressed so much.

    These show the natural beauty and expressions of both these individuals. Even better so than one single photography may take. Choosing the correct medium sometimes to show what you desire is priority.

    Posted by Jamie Knop | March 20, 2010, 1:41 am

  6. boring

    Posted by Tom | March 20, 2010, 1:02 pm

  7. [...] to Rachel Hulin’s blog for reminding me of this. Noah Kalina mentions on his blog that he landed in a Super Bowl [...]

    Posted by Early Motion Portraiture? « Semi-Automatic | March 22, 2010, 4:58 am

  8. I don’t quite know, but Andy Warhol might have been the first artist to make (or popularize) this concept in the mid 60′s:

    short explanation:

    http://www.warholstars.org/filmch/screen.html

    samples below (Mute the computer because people loooove to add music to everything on youtube, and they were silent films originally.)

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUQlpOhnxlE&feature=related

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=In1c5O3bNeg&feature=related

    young bob dylan:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2FNnvnnNzk&feature=related

    Posted by Willie | March 23, 2010, 12:08 am

  9. Andy Warhol’s screen tests: 1964-1966!

    Posted by Marc | March 23, 2010, 11:02 am

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