Freya Björg Olafson
Painting With the Man, 3:37 min, Color, Stereo, Canada, 2017
Freya Björg Olafson je intermedijalna umetnica koja se bavi videom, zvukom, slikanjem i performansom. Njeni radovi su predstavljani i izlagani na svetskim festivalima i galerijama.
Painting with the Man je nastao korišćenjem odela za snimanje pokreta bez kamere, a koje je nosila Freya Olafson. Rad se vezuje za Iva Klajna i njegove Antropometrije iz 1960.-tih, performanse u kojima je koristio gole žene kao „ljudske slikarske četkice“. Obučen u odelo i kravatu, Klajn će voditi žene dok se prekrivaju njegovom patentiranom bojom (Internacionalna Klajnova plava) i prave otiske svojih tela na platnu. U ovom radu Olafsonova koristi digitalno 3D muško telo da oslika platno / ekran.
June 2018 Dunlop Art Gallery ‘URL:IRL’ curated by Blair Fornwald, Jennifer Matotek, and Wendy Peart, – exhibition Regina
2017 Moving Bodies Festival ‘Painting With The Man’ screening in Varna, Bulgaria
2017 WUFF – Winnipeg Underground Film Festival ‘ Painting With The Man’ – exhibition at Poolside Gallery in Wpg, Mb
2017 ForthWith Festival for Experimental Art & Technology ‘Painting With The Man’ – exhibition Winnipeg, Manitoba
Freya acknowledges the generous support of the Manitoba Arts Council, Thomas Wester and the AR/VR Artist Research Residency Pilot organized by Oregon Story Board, Eyebeam and Upfor Gallery.
