Toni Dove

"Toni Dove lives and works in New York. Since the early 1990s, she has produced works that redefine the form of the traditional narrative through the use of interactive components. Her installations feature female characters from different eras who are subjected to the economic and technological determinants of their time. Dove’s works also offer a feminist rereading of conventions from popular genres such as science fiction and the Gothic novel." La fondation Daniel Langolis 

These two stills come from the video "Artificial Changelings" by Toni Dove in 1998. She used interactive laser disc and sound installation using video motion sensing.

 The video "Artificial Changelings"  is hard to understand at first.  I watched it a few times and I find something new every time.  I am getting a sense she is looking at herself and is trying to reach out and touch herself, but I'm not sure why. Things like these - these types of  videos or any artwork in this sense is hard for me to connect with because I don't really know what I am looking for. I am not sure if I am supposed to know exactly what it all means or if it is trying to get me to think and I'm just not comfortable getting to that point within myself. I haven't quite figured that part out yet. However, I do like her work  because it is different. There is a different way to see things. In the still to the right there are things flying around her head, and they are all random objects. I am not sure if there is a significance around that or not. Toni Dove seems interesting to me though, and I think I will do some more research on her later. 

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WHAT DOESN'T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER.

TETSUYA NODA

Tetsuya Noda: Japanese Print maker, 1940
Noda was the first Japanese artist to combine photography and woodblock printing. His images are a diary of his entire life. Nods had received a number of awards for his pieces. He also became a lecturer at a few different schools and became a visiting artist also at a few different places.
Diary 22- August 1968
Diary 11- September 1968
Both received the International Grand Prize
1969- Noda was awarded the Society Friendship Prize by Nihon Hanga Kyoki [Japanese Print Society]
1977- He received the Grand Prize in the 12th Ljubljana International Print Biennale.
1978- Received the Grand Prize in Norway International Prize Biennale.
1980- One man show Noda Tetsuya no Sekai Ten [Exhibition of Nods Tetsuyas World]
1981- Became lecturer in Faculty of Art at the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
1984- Became the visiting artist at Alberta College of Art, Calgary
1985- Took same position at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
Noda's style is characterized by combination of traditional woodblock, modern media, and photographic images.