Gregory Wendt: Photo-Video Artist/Educator/Designer...blah blah blah...
...so hard to describe oneself these days
Below you will find a developing sample of my work and play in the ARTS. Most of what I do begins some type of CAMERA and progresses from there. Photoshop, Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Dreamweaver are some of my current tools. I can be reached at hamidgreg at gmail dot com.
Mishra from gregory wendt on Vimeo.
Siona Benjamin's paintings come to life as they are lifted from their canvasses, set in motion and animated by Gregory Wendt, in synchronization with music by Master percussionist, Glen Velez and rhythm voice master, Lori Cotler.
Original Artwork by Siona Benjamin
Music Composed and Performed by Glen Velez and Lori Cotler (Framedrum Music, BMI)
Image preparation and Animation by Gregory Wendt
Inspiration Point Revisited from gregory wendt on Vimeo.
This is a movie of a digital photo collage that I usually print at 12" X 36". You see the entire print at the beginning and end of the video, but the bulk of the video is a slow tracking shot from bottom to top of the image, giving you a clear look at the details.
The original collage was made in 2007 from about eight of my own photos all taken from the same vantage point. This is a style I often use in my work.
Making Eye Contact, Carbondale 2010 from gregory wendt on Vimeo.
This is the final version of Making Contact, a video initiated and created by Mary Beth Edelson, with video production by Gregory Wendt. It is part of a decade's long exploration of eye-contact among strangers in public places that Mary Beth Edelson has been performing in numerous locations since the 1970's. This video takes place on the Carbondale campus of Southern Illinois University in early 2010.
The focus of this performance is to take steps toward reaching connectivity between people who might otherwise not make eye contact. And to present the potential for a powerful moment of vicarious recognition of the other through the agency of the collective unconscious**--read more by visiting this link.