UK, 2006, 6 min, video
Screening: Fri 23 May - Sun 1 June 2008
Arddangosfa: Gwe 23 Mai - Sul 1 Mehefin 2008
The screening room is open Wednesday - Sunday 12-8pm / Ar agor Dydd Mercher - Dydd Sul 12-8pm
In Automotive Action Painting a man arrives in a van by the side of a road in the early hours of the morning. He takes out various pots of paint and starts to throw colour on the road. Understandably, motorists avoid him. As the light rises, along with the level of traffic, the cars spread the paint along the surface of the road, creating an abstract smear of vibrant colour.
Biography
George Barber was born in Georgetown, Guyana in 1958. He studied at St Martins and the Slade Schools of Art, London. He was a founder member of ZG Magazine and a leading figure in the Scratch Video phenomenon of the 80s, which exploited newly available video-editing technologies and their potential for rhythmic-editing and moving-image collage. A pioneer of video art, his films have been shown in festivals and at venues across the world.
Film courtesy the artist and LUX, www.lux.org.uk
Image: George Barber, Automotive Action Painting, 2006, video still. Image courtesy the artist and LUX.
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