Every now and then you forget the genius behind the genius.
As I flipped through all the Art Basel parties and exhibits I wouldn’t be seeing this weekend, I came across a party on Friday night hosted by Marina Abramovic at the Standard Hotel Miami. Here is where Marco Brambilla will be premiering his large-scale 3-D video collage called “Evolution.”
Now if you’ve seen Kanye West’s “Power” video, than you’ve see some of Marco’s greatest work. Kanye tapped Marco to direct “Power” after seeing his permanent exhibit at the New York Standard’s Boom Boom Room. Brambilla says of Kanye, “Very interesting. He draws from art, fashion and usually pushes people to create something that is richer than it would have been without him. The video really came from the song. I thought it would be really great to do a portrait of him using that technique and putting him in a crazy neo classical setting.”
Brambilla comes from a rich past of film directing (“Demolition Man” & “Excess Baggage”- Alicia Silverstone classic) and many other notable and experimental video and photography projects.
He is currently working on “Evolution,” his first video collage in 3-D. He will be illustrating the history of humankind as a “vast side-scrolling video mural depicting the spectacle of human conflict across time through the lens of cinema.” Using samples from his extensive film archives, Brambilla first composes the entire canvas as a photo collage, works with a special effects company to place film loops on top and then projects it on a 3D landscape.
If you’re in Miami GO SEE HIM!!
-Ashlye Vaughan