Description
In exploring how artificial darkness shaped modern art, film, and media, Noam M. Elcott addresses seminal and obscure works alongside their sites of production-such as photography darkrooms, film studios, and laboratories-and their sites of reception, including theaters, cinemas, and exhibitions. He argues that artists, scientists, and entertainers like Etienne-Jules Marey, Richard Wagner, Georges Melies, and Oskar Schlemmer revolutionized not only images but also everything surrounding them: the screen, the darkness, and the experience of bodies and space. At the heart of the book is "the black screen," a technology of darkness that spawned today's blue and green screens and has undergirded numerous advanced art and film practices to this day.
Turning familiar art and film narratives on their heads, Artificial Darkness is a revolutionary treatment of an elusive, yet fundamental, aspect of art and media history.
Book Information
ISBN 9780226597751
Author Noam M. Elcott
Format Paperback
Page Count 312
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 992g
Dimensions(mm) 25mm * 18mm * 2mm