ANALOG DREAMSCAPE: Video & Computer Art in Chicago 1973-1985

ANALOG DREAMSCAPE:
Video & Computer Art in Chicago 1973-1985

http://www.evl.uic.edu/core.php?mod=4&type=4&indi=919

Friday, June 13th @ 7pm

University of Illinois at Chicago

Institute for the Humanities

701 South Morgan, Lower Level - Stevenson Hall

Chicago, IL 60607

In partnership with the Institute for Humanities at UIC, South Side Projections presents ANALOG DREAMSCAPE, a screening and discussion with Daniel J. Sandin and new media historian Jon Cates. Sandin is a trailblazing video artist and director emeritus of the Electronic Visualization Laboratory (co-founded with Tom DeFanti), an interdisciplinary program at the crossroads of art and computer science. Among his many technological accomplishments is the Sandin Image Processor, and analog video synthesizer made in 1973 with the revolutionary ability to radically manipulate images in real time. An early advocate for the DIY, open source ethos, Sandin made the blueprints of rht Image Processor available to the public so that others could hack his original design. The result was a treasure trove of abstract, psychedelic short films that remain utterly hypnotic three decades later. Similar to contemporary glitch aesthetics, the artwork made with the Image Processor conjures up the unconscious of a circuit board, creating a chromatic blur of geometric shapes and patterns. EVL colleague Larry Cube used technology to creating the 3-D computer models used in the Death Star briefing room sequence of Star Wars: A New Hope. Sandin’s additional credits include the first data glove, a device used to control computers via finger movement, and the CAVE™, and immersive virtual reality environment inspired by the Plato’s allegory. He has received numerous grants and his early video “Spiral PTL” (made in collaboration with DeFanti and Mimi Shevitz) is featured in the inaugural collection of video art at the Museum of Modern Art. This program will feature a retrospective of work created by Sandin and others (from both UIC and SAIC) using the Image Processor and early digital computer systems developed at EVL. For more information visit southsideprojections.org.

Michael Bohacz & Michael Wayne Davis

Here are some excellent videos form Michael Bohacz and Michael Wayne Davis created using the sandin image processor and other equipment for their Leonardo da Video company who provided chiago clubs with ambient video content during the early to mid-1980s. I one of the video descriptions Michael Bohacz states "By this time (very early 1980's) I was in the Advanced Video Synthesis class, taught by Professor Phil Morton". I would have liked to be in that class.

https://vimeo.com/michaelbohacz
http://www.youtube.com/user/cyberscopewizard/
http://www.cyberscopewizards.com/

Nonlinear: Redpink, Gelbgruen, PINK

https://vimeo.com/nonlinears
"2011. (analog garden). generated on the sandine analog video synthesizer during a residency at the experimental television center in owego, ny, usa in 2008"

Spiral 1, Interactive Electronic Visualization Event 1

This is a document of the performance of spiral 1 performed live at the Interactive Electronic Visualization Event 1 in 1975
Performance by:
Tom DeFanti, Digital computer
Dan Sandin, Analoge Image Processor
Bob Snyder , Fender Rhodes piano

Excerpts from video document "EVE Aura" by:
Raul Zaritsky & Jim Morrissette

The last performance of Spiral os Spiral aka Spiral PTL is on the Dan Sandin YouTube channel

Aaron Zarzutzki and the Gdeip Video Synth

Here is a rare outing for Aaron's interesting video synth the Gdeip

this old post has more
his flickr here

LZX New Prototypes

"Testing out a few upcoming LZX modules. These examples of pattern synthesis combine a basic LZX system with new prototypes for Video Ramps, Triple Video Processor, Video Logic, Voltage Interface II, and the Sandin Differentiator and Function Generator. This montage is designed to give an overall impression of some possibilities with integrating the new modules into a pattern synthesis workflow. Video created by Johnny Woods, some clips with assistance by Gavin Russom. Music unrelated to the video source."

Experimental Processing 1

Experimental Processing 1 from cyberscopewizard

Stevo Wolfson

previously featured in this post for his video tape looping diagrams, here are some way cool photos of Stevo Wolfson working at The School Of The Art Institute Of Chicago Video Studio arround 1981 to 1983 website here. ps check out the Sandin IP!

yaktronix

here is and interesting site and blog from Kyle Evans his video work is detailed on the site including lots of cool hardware and the co-opting junk for beautiful glitchy art  check out his links and equipment write-ups from his site!

GDEIP THE DIY VIDEO SYNTH

This video synth built by youtuber antizarzutzki has 7 different CV inputs and is fairly compact at 4x10 inches (the same size as a sandin IP module) Cool!