ekphrasis
If the dialectic of word and image is central to the study of media, then the term ekphrasis (alternatively spelled ecphrasis) must also be a crucial part of understanding media as the intersection of verbal and visual. Few pieces of media jargon have as long a history or as considerable an evolution as ekphrasis. The conflict of word and image in media can be better understood by tracing the history and evolution of ekphrasis, which embodies the practice of both elements.
Ryan Welsh (2007)
Carey Young
Cautionary Statement (2007)
A bit of matter and a little bit more
Lawrence Weiner (1976)
Marcel Broodthaers holding Sadoul's L'Invention du Cinéma
Photo: Joaquin Romero Frias
Induction valve (Soupape d'admission) by Francis PICABIA
50x33 cm. Gouache over an engineering blueprint. Private collection.
Dada stirs up everything (Dada soulève tout)
15 January, 1921
The Bearded heart (Le Coeur à barbe)
Sole issue of a "transparent newspaper" published by Tristan Tzara in April 1922. 2x14 cm., 8 p. Black printing on pink paper.
SPIRIT VESSEL by Katherine Ng
WORKING NOTE: SPIRIT VESSEL is letterpress printed artist book produced through a Brody Arts Fund Grant. The hand set type was printed on two sides of the paper, then cut into strips (pages) and woven into the shape of a gourd. The text lists the uses of gourds from different cultures and so does the title of this piece. In the Chinese culture, the gourd is used as a container to capture evil spirits, whereas in the Japanese culture, the gourd is used as a vessel for intoxicating spirits.
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