Label: Re:Voir

1943年コロラド出身、1962年より映像の制作を開始、並行して絵画も描いていた作家Paul Sharitsの名作フィルムがDVD化。気が滅入ってしまう程のエグいカラーの明滅が繰り広げられる60年代の3作を収録。中でも思わず身震いしてしまう脅迫的イメージが挟み込まれる[T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G]が個人的にオススメ。グルグルと旋回するボイスループのサウンドが凄まじくカッコイイ、且つ恐ろしい。マスト。



"The screen, illuminated by Paul Sharits' N:O:T:H:I:N:G, seems to assume a spherical shape, at times - due, I think, to apearl-like quality of light his flash-frames create... a baroque pearl, one might say - wondrous!... One of the most beautifulfilms I've seen."
- Stan Brakhage
"You are pulled into the world of color, your color senses are expanded, enriched. You become aware of changes, of tonesaround your own daily reality. Your vision is changed. You begin to see light on objects around you... Your experience range is expanded. You have gained a new insight. You have become a richer human being."
- Jonas Mekas
In the mid-1960s, Paul Sharits developed an abstract cinema in radical opposition to the pictorial tradition. His works taken together propose a reflection on the very nature of cinema and its component parts: the film strip, single frames, the flow of
film through the projector, sprocket holes, screen, projectionS Using mainly the flicker technique (flickering between pictures and colors), he highlights frame by frame discontin-uity, thus revealing the hidden powers of editing.
Includes a booklet by Vincent Deville with writings by Paul Sharits.