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The Heart of Perspective, The Making of the Film: Broken (detail), 2003
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Dario ©olman - The Heart of Perspective, Friday, February 22, 2008The Heart of Perspective, The Making of the FilmFebruary 22 - April 5, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, February 22, 2008
Supporter Reception: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Public Reception: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Dario ©olman's The Heart of Perspective, The Making of the Film is an ongoing project begun in 2001 that consists of studies and tests for a film that will never be made. ©olman has stated, "When we use the word 'film,' we think of a possible film, a hypothetic interplay of image, sound and text. To avoid further confusion, we should think of it as film without a film. In other words, a film space that is not contained in a film shell." Instead, ©olman uses the terms Cinemation or Secondary-Cinema to refer to his practice. He allows the evidences of the film - the tests, the texts, and the research - to define what this non-existent film is or can be.
©olman employs a "block man" as an actor or proxy in his project. This protagonist can be both an empty vessel into which we may project ourselves or others, or a perfected, Platonic being that no one can be. This character is pathetic, searching, worshiped, and enigmatic. The Gallery of Contemporary Art will be exhibiting ©olman's drawings, storyboards, and animation tests that orbit around The Heart of Perspective, the Making of the Film.
©olman is a Croatian living and working in New York. His work has been exhibited at The Drawing Center, New York; 20th Slavonia Bienalle, Galerija umjetnina, Osijek, Croatia; Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Rijeka, Croatia; House of Croatian Artists (HDLU), Zagreb, Croatia; Gallery MC / The Doors Art Foundation, New York; Merano Arte edificio Cassa di Risparmio, Merano, Italy; Liquidacion Total, Madrid, Spain; Swiss Institute-Contemporary Art, New York; P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York; Centre Place, Melbourne, Australia; Space Lab, Cleveland; and Alexandria Biennale, Alexandria, Egypt. He has also participated in the prestigious Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Residency, Workspace: The Woolworth Building Studios, New York; the P.S.1 Studio Program, New York; and the residency at the Cimelice Castle, Czech Republic.
EventsPre-Show AppetizerThursday, February 7, 2008, 7:00 p.m.
Learn more about the artist and themes in the exhibition, Dario ©olman: The Heart of Perspective, the Making of the Film. Impress your family and amaze your friends with the insightful knowledge you will display at the opening reception - knowledge that you picked up weeks earlier at the Pre-Show Appetizer.
Opening ReceptionFriday, February 22, 2008
Supporter Reception: 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Public Reception: 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
The artist Dario ©olman will be in conversation with Gallery Director Christopher Lynn during the Supporter Reception 5:30-7:00 p.m. with the discussion beginning at 6:00 p.m. At 7:00 p.m. the Gallery will open its doors to the public to enjoy food, drink and fantastic art.
Source:
http://www.galleryuccs.org/exhibits/2008/dario-solman Formatted for CROWN by Marko Puljić
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