Mary Benedicto
Chroma Colour Sylvan, 2011 (video sequence)
Artist Statement
I am working on a series of Moving Pattern Videos that become time-based abstract paintings in pixels of light. The “Video Paintings” make formal references to abstract painting in that there are no recognizable objects in the forms. There is fluidity and a semblance to the cell/particle. The cell form is taken to be the movement of an individual among the masses or the masses in general. Soft amorphous forms full of color are in constant flux. The elements are similar and there is unity, but they also morph and flow.
In other “Video Paintings” the pattern is used as a cohesive form, unifying the design. The patterns are derived from two sources. One is, found material from thrift store clothing with cell like patterns. The fabric is video captured while in rhythmic motion. Static cloth comes to life through movement. This transforms the seemingly ordinary cloth into compelling footage that is then altered again via software programs. The footage is edited, sound is added and synchronized to the movement of the shapes through the use of software.
The second source of patterns are the seamless patterns generated in programs and then printed on a large scale. The camera sweeps across the print capturing the color and form of the patterns. The camera emulates the motion of dance, the flow of water, life as motion. Then the footage is manipulated and layered further. The video is finally edited and sound that is suited for each piece is generated and corresponding speeds are adjusted.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
Arts and Technology, 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, East Texas State University, Commerce, TX 1992
Group Exhibitions
2011 Disturbance of Distance, Box 13, Houston, TX
2009 Everything Must Go, Ft. Worth Contemporary Arts, Ft. Worth, TX
2008 Digital/Divide, Artspace 111, Ft. Worth, TX
2008 Vicious Pink, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX
2008 e_cho, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX
2007 Digitized, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2007 Interplay, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
2006 Say Hello to My Little Friend, Plush, Dallas, TX Aqua Art Fair Miami, FL,
2006 Patternage, Continental Gallery, Dallas, TX
2006 Front Room, Spring Season, Plush, Dallas, TX
2005 – 2010 Wish! Auction, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
2006 DRIVER, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2005 Moving Pictures, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
2005 Non Narrative, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2005 Click, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
2003 Texas Visual Arts Association, Dallas, TX
Film Festivals
2009 Punto y Raya Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain – traveling worldwide
2005 Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, Illinois
Solo Exhibitions
2009 St. Angela of the Toucans, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Project Space, Dallas, TX
2003 Ethereal Computations, Cedar Valley Community College, Dallas, TX
Bibliography and Reviews
Mulcahy, Cynthia, Patternage, Exhibition Catalogue, June 2006
Terranova, Charissa, DRIVE by Booting, Glasstire, cover (photo) January 2006
Terranova, Charissa, DRIVER, Dallas Observer, January 2006
Terranova, Charissa, Moving Pictures, Exhibition catalogue and essay. (photo) Oct. 2005
Kutner, Janet, Moving Pictures, Experimental Art on the Move, Dallas Morning News, December 8, 2005
I am working on a series of Moving Pattern Videos that become time-based abstract paintings in pixels of light. The “Video Paintings” make formal references to abstract painting in that there are no recognizable objects in the forms. There is fluidity and a semblance to the cell/particle. The cell form is taken to be the movement of an individual among the masses or the masses in general. Soft amorphous forms full of color are in constant flux. The elements are similar and there is unity, but they also morph and flow.
In other “Video Paintings” the pattern is used as a cohesive form, unifying the design. The patterns are derived from two sources. One is, found material from thrift store clothing with cell like patterns. The fabric is video captured while in rhythmic motion. Static cloth comes to life through movement. This transforms the seemingly ordinary cloth into compelling footage that is then altered again via software programs. The footage is edited, sound is added and synchronized to the movement of the shapes through the use of software.
The second source of patterns are the seamless patterns generated in programs and then printed on a large scale. The camera sweeps across the print capturing the color and form of the patterns. The camera emulates the motion of dance, the flow of water, life as motion. Then the footage is manipulated and layered further. The video is finally edited and sound that is suited for each piece is generated and corresponding speeds are adjusted.
Education
Master of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
Arts and Technology, 2008
Bachelor of Fine Arts, East Texas State University, Commerce, TX 1992
Group Exhibitions
2011 Disturbance of Distance, Box 13, Houston, TX
2009 Everything Must Go, Ft. Worth Contemporary Arts, Ft. Worth, TX
2008 Digital/Divide, Artspace 111, Ft. Worth, TX
2008 Vicious Pink, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX
2008 e_cho, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Dallas, TX
2007 Digitized, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2007 Interplay, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
2006 Say Hello to My Little Friend, Plush, Dallas, TX Aqua Art Fair Miami, FL,
2006 Patternage, Continental Gallery, Dallas, TX
2006 Front Room, Spring Season, Plush, Dallas, TX
2005 – 2010 Wish! Auction, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
2006 DRIVER, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX
2005 Moving Pictures, Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX
2005 Non Narrative, Mountain View College, Dallas, TX
2005 Click, Visual Arts Gallery, University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX
2003 Texas Visual Arts Association, Dallas, TX
Film Festivals
2009 Punto y Raya Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain – traveling worldwide
2005 Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, Illinois
2007 Chicago Underground Film Festival, Chicago, Illinois
Solo Exhibitions
2009 St. Angela of the Toucans, Centraltrak the UTDallas Artists Residency, Project Space, Dallas, TX
2003 Ethereal Computations, Cedar Valley Community College, Dallas, TX
Bibliography and Reviews
Mulcahy, Cynthia, Patternage, Exhibition Catalogue, June 2006
Terranova, Charissa, DRIVE by Booting, Glasstire, cover (photo) January 2006
Terranova, Charissa, DRIVER, Dallas Observer, January 2006
Terranova, Charissa, Moving Pictures, Exhibition catalogue and essay. (photo) Oct. 2005
Kutner, Janet, Moving Pictures, Experimental Art on the Move, Dallas Morning News, December 8, 2005
