Two Great Art Video Podcasts

While I've been spending most of my days in the studio, I've been keeping myself energized with some great video and audio podcasts about art. The MOMA has several audio podcasts to choose from (here). I'm really excited about these video pocasts as well:

Merrily Kerr's New York Art Tours

These short videos are great - succinct but not shallow. Merrily Kerr is thorough in her research and shares her insights while showing the viewer around the gallery. I think it is fantastic to get a short tour of NY galleries from all the way across the country. I'd highly recommend subscribing to this series (free). RSS feed here.

Vernissage TV. Well made video podcasts that include artist interviews and gallery tours. Recommended. RSS feed here.

If your mp3 device does not have video capabilities you can watch these videos on their websites - they are only a few minutes long and will be much more beneficial than watching another Sarah Palin parody on youtube.

Video Art for your Ipod or Zune

Happy New Year Everyone. I'm looking forward to all that 2008 has in store.

Relja Penezic, "Ocean Parking" 720 x 24P High Definition Video, 2004

Artist: Relja Penezic Music & Sound: Victoria Jordanova©2005 ARTaVIVA

My regularly scheduled blogging will continue to be unpredictable until I get this ongoing computer power supply problem sorted out. In good news though - I now have a Zune mp3/video/picture device that I'm loving (thanks dude). Since getting it, I've been exploring the world of podcasting - something that I know very little about - and I'm amazed at how much free (legal) content there is out there on nearly every interest imaginable. I was browsing some art related podcasts and came across artaviva - a site that is promoting video art for high-definition televisions. They're asserting that the flat-panel high-definition screen is the "contemporary canvas". Whether or not you agree with them you should check out their site and download a few of the video podcasts (aka "vodcasts") for your ipod or zune or maybe just to watch on your computer. They are pretty tranquil from what I can tell - which may help you ease in to the new year.