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Jaime Davidovich 

"Video Paintings:" Artist Statement

"Video Paintings" are hybrids combining the tactile sensation of painting with the electronic pulse of video. Each piece consists of a kinetic images projected over the surface of a small abstract painting, adding the element of movement to an otherwise traditionally-painted, abstract surface. The result is an experience that is at once technical and intimate.

The work has obvious references to painters such as Turner, Courbet, Marin, Morandi, and Avery. It also intends to establish a link between the beginning and end of our century, through references to the photographs of the New York Pictorialist School and paintings of the Hudson River School. (The rural landscape was filmed at Oleana in the Hudson River Valley.) The historic reference is further enhanced via the use of an iridescent varnish, bringing to mind the platinum prints of the Pictorialist photographers.

The paintings each measure 9"x11", making  it possible to contemplate the work on a human scale. The intimacy established between the works and the viewer is in fact an essential element in their creation. They should be presented over a  black-painted wall (or drop). The pieces can be presented as paintings in a gallery setting, although the lights should be dimmed. They can be presented with the technical apparatus (VCR, projector, tripod) hidden under a display pedestal, or out in the open, which would make the works' construction more evident. In any event, it is essential when installing the work that the close relationship between the viewer and the work be preserved.