COLOR THEORY: Finalist in "Short Waves"

Our short film, COLOR THEORY, has been selected as a finalist in Short Waves, the shorts program for the Boston Asian American Film Festival! Please WATCH and VOTE for our experimental road trip film! 

Here's the synopsis: 

COLOR THEORY (Minhae Shim & Danny Roth, 2013) is an experimental short film that weaves together concepts of memory, visuality, and racial identity through the lens of one couple’s relationship. The film emerges from a 33-day cross-country road trip through the United States, and subsequent aftermath of reconstructing the experience. The film combines travel footage and stills, archival footage, and performed scenes. COLOR THEORY is a “stream of consciousness film” that explores the relationships that people have with one another, with their country, and with their own psychological processes.

Thanks so much for the support! We really believe in our vision for the film!  

10,001 Art Exhibition

I'm happy to announce the opening of the 10,001 hrs art show. The work features a wide array of media, from video to painting. My piece is an experimental film titled Color Theory.

The show is at the Fort Point Art Center (FPAC) Gallery. The reception is on Friday, April 26, 2013, from 7-9 PM. All are invited. I would love to see some familiar faces there!

If you are unable to make it to the reception, you can also see the work from Saturday, April 27, to Wednesday, May 1, from 12-5.

For more details, see the show's website.

Hope to see you there! I'll be posting more about Color Theory soon. 

Graffiti Art: The Wynwood Walls

Extending and expanding on themes I've written about in the past is always a pleasure, so I was very excited when artist and blog reader, Karen Polin, contacted me about a graffiti art exhibit she recently saw in Miami.

The Wynwood Walls is a public graffiti art exhibition that was featured as part of Art Basel in Miami. The idea was conceived by community revitalizer Tony Goldman in 2009. He wanted to transform the Wynwood warehouse district in Miami by making the walls giant canvases for street art. Goldman wanted to activate the community by making a centralized location where pedestrians could gravitate to, explore and be inspired. Certainly, the colors, designs and consideration of space & place (and people) into these pieces are mesmerizing.

As a pedestrian and commuter, I'm always delighted to see public works of art while walking or taking the train. I remember seeing The Gates in Central Park in 2005, and I always feel an exciting sense of discovery when I see public art (sculptures, graffiti art, light art) now. Thanks to Karen for photographing and telling me about this great work of public art. 

Video Sassoon Featured in Lost At E Minor

I was so excited to see my piece Video Sassoon featured in the amazing and fun publication Lost At E Minor, an online pop culture/art magazine that I've been a fan of for years. Check it out! 

And please show your love for the curious and always fascinating stories that Lost at E Minor covers by following them on twitter (@lostateminor) and liking them on Facebook. 

VIDEO SASSOON Premieres at UMB Film Series

This past Thursday, March 7, 2013,  the video for Video Sassoon, my new media installation, premiered on the big screen at the UMB Film Series, playing before the feature film Lemon (Laura Brownson & Beth Levison, 2012).

It was an energizing experience to see our work projected onto the big screen and enjoyed by the large audience! Special thanks to Chico Colvard, filmmaker and curator of the UMB Film Series! If you missed it, you can see it here:

The UMB Film Series features thought-provoking and innovative films, which are often followed by a Q&A with the director(s) and/or subject. Past invitees include Frederick Wiseman, Steve James, Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady, David Redmon & Ashley Sabine, and Terence Nance.

Like their page on facebook and you could win their raffle at a screening (no kidding...I won an autographed copy of Hoop Dreams). And remember! It's free and open to the public! See the trailer for the film series below:

The UMB Film Series is a great program, organized and executed by visionary, hard-working people. Don't miss the screening of Where Heaven Meets Hell (Sasha Friedlander, 2011) on Thursday, March 28th @ 7 PM. Click here for more info. 

How to Talk Experimental Film: A User's Guide

My article "How to Talk Experimental Film: A User's Guide" was recently published in The Independent. If you're itching to learn more about experimental film, looking for film suggestions, or just want a fun and informative read, be sure to check it out. Read the article here.

A very special thank you goes out to my editor (and an excellent writer in her own right), Erin Trahan! Make sure you support The Independent by subscribing to the free e-newsletter and reading, reading, reading the great variety of articles. They are also taking on a very important "archive preservation project." Make sure to read about their plan and goals for the project here.

Papergirl Belfast

Papergirl Belfast is an awesome organization based in Northern Ireland that truly embraces the spirits of community and participation through art. Their mission is simple: to spread art to the public. And their distribution is streamline: via bicycles. 

Artists, writers and designers can submit their work to Papergirl Belfast. Then, the organizers exhibit the work in an "anti-curated exhibition." Finally, the team takes the art out to the streets and distributes it to the general public. 

 

The organization prides itself on its commitment to accessibility and inclusion: 

"Creativity, cycling, generosity and our city all rule. Papergirl is a non-commercial, guerrilla initiative that brings art to the streets in an alternative and dynamic way by distributing unique rolls of artwork freely and at random to lucky strangers via bicycle. Drawings, paintings, photographs, illustrations, prints, textiles, stickers, T-shirts, poems, prose and zines – basically anything that can be rolled up – will be collected and showcased in an anti-curated exhibition before being shared with the local community."

I love Papergirl Belfast's can-do attitude, love of art, and friendliness. Not to mention, their own printmaking-inspired designs are quite beautiful and catching.

My short story, "The Bride and the Groom," will be included in this year's collection. If you don't get a chance to go to Ireland to read the story, you can also read it here. 

Support this awesome organization's mission! Visit their website, and make sure to like them on facebook and follow them on twitter. 

VIDEO SASSOON: a new media installation by Minhae Shim

I am so excited to release the video for my new media installation, Video Sassoon. Thanks to Daniel Roth of Roshi Productions, who produced and edited the video. 

Artist Statement: 

Video Sassoon is a phantasmagorical meditation on media, remediation, and the editing process. Discarded strips of videotape are repurposed to create a screen through which a digital video is projected. In the video, newly severed pieces of hair float across the screen to the tune of a familiar funeral ballad that has been rendered unrecognizable by the editing process. The work uses the inescapably human material of hair to comment on the omnipresence of media and its evolution, and to connect video editing to a familiar, tactile experience. 

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It was an illuminating discovery process to create this new media installation. I was able to engage in a meaningful way with the material of magnetic videotape. I explored the materiality of this once ubiquitous media form, and also learned about its historical development. I  am looking forward to installing the work in a different venue, especially taking into consideration the spacial needs and effects of the piece. 

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Feel free to contact me about the piece with questions or comments: minhae.shim@gmail.com 

To contact the video editor, e-mail: daniel@roshiproductions.com 


Click to go to the Youtube Link

"Kismet" Awarded in Gallery Art Competition

I was very excited to receive news that my large-scale painting, Kismet, was awarded a Special Recognition in the All Women Art Competition, sponsored by the Light, Space & Time Gallery.

The painting will be a part of an exhibition that will be up during the month of February 2013. You can check out my work and the work of other very talented artists here. 

NOWHERE/NOW HERE Art Show

I'm excited to announce the opening of the NOWHERE/NOW HERE show at the Harbor Art Gallery. The exhibition showcases a wide range of artists who work in different mediums: digital and traditional photography, painting, print, sculpture and video installation. All of the works explore the theme of space & place.

The show opens today and it will be up until February 7, 2013. The gallery is open from Monday-Thursday, 1-7 pm. 

The reception is on Wednesday, January 30, from 5-8. And you're all invited! 

Here is the final line-up of artists for the show: 

KC Evitts: Transience, oil painting

Susan Tan: The Order in Random, photography 

Carrie Savage: Three Years and Two Months, photography 

Rashelle Brown: Welcome Home, photography 

Nicole Bousquet: Untitled, charcoal drawing 

Gwen Vitti: The Last Drop, sculpture 

Eunah Bang: Kor-glish, sculpture 

Amanda Wild: Multiverse, silk print 

Minhae Shim: Video Sassoon, new media installation

Special thanks to: 

Ann Torke: Advisor 

Kevin Benisvy: Director, Harbor Art Gallery

Daniel Roth: Creative Consultant for Video Sassoon

If you get a chance to go, please let us know your thoughts: minhae.shim@gmail.com