The Last Atlantis- interactive presentation!
Posted by Andrea Dupree in Uncategorized on December 6, 2011
Saturday December 17th from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
at the Bayou Terrebonne Waterlife Museum
7910 Park Ave. Houma, LA
The presentation is free and open to all ages, beginning at 1:00 with an artist lecture, discussion of experimental documentary filmmaking, screening of works-in-progress and Q&A.
Following the presentation will be an opportunity for the public to share and document stories about South Louisiana and contribute to the project through audio-recorded interviews.
contact andrea@bluebird-art.com for more information
recent events
Posted by Andrea Dupree in Uncategorized on September 15, 2011
enjoying time with/teaching/guiding West
studying and practicing the Reggio Emila approach
dreaming up and/or realizing ideas for “The Last Atlantis” project
production assistant for Dreamsite Productions’ Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government educational video project
creating and re-working video art for projections during Isle Dernière’s show Sunday
experimenting with new video art equipment and styles for my upcoming (Nov. 19..stay tuned) video installation/live projections performance with the Artist Inc. Collective
YMCA-ing it…hello body combat, Pilates, zumba!
swamp things
Posted by Andrea Dupree in Uncategorized on September 9, 2011
Swamp Thing Alley Cat Bike Race afterparty
‘ol bluebrains here, reporting:
I’ll be screening videos (made special for the Isle Dernière sounds and concept) and trying not to start any arguments about oil or otherwise. May construct a costume, may take your picture, may poke you in the eye with my palmetto hat. We’ll see. Will probably just be excited about the bike race.
The Geaux Geaux Sheaux will be there..friiiinge.
Occurring Sunday, September 18 · 8:00pm – 11:00pm at the Boxer & Barrel of Houma, Louisiana.
ALL PROCEEDS will be donated to Houma-Sunrise Rotary Club in support of Bikes for Kids.
A great cause and bikes are fun (remember?) and should be used more often around this flat town. How about some bike lanes, Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government! Mama don’t like ridin’ along no highway, now. Its a matter of investing in jobs, paint and pavement, no? Ok, maybe some sort of tractor equipment. Maybe some of the lawn-mower enthusiasts out there could pitch in, in the spirit of community. Remind me to remind us to contact the candidates about that. That could be a good thing to rally for during election season, all you Terrebonne bike-riding (or like me: mrs. would-be bike-riding more if I wasn’t so worried ab me and my sweet baby getting smooshed by angry/careless/texting SUV/8-cylinder engine motorists) Terrebonne parish voters…
mentors
Posted by Andrea Dupree in Uncategorized on August 29, 2011
A dear and devoted mentor of mine, Walter Williams, recently (re)introduced me to the work of Diane Arbus. Walter’s friend and long-time collaborator Jim Wilson gave him a print of Arbus’ Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967 as a house-warming gift when Walter moved back home to New Orleans. When I first saw the image I immediately thought of Kubrick’s The Shining… and was a) happy to see a reference from one of my favorite movies/stories b) fascinated by the gaze of the girls c) impressed ab Walter’s shamless displaying of such a ‘strange’ work (according to some…). The very same print now sits above my ice box….
..and I’m feeling very drawn to and curious about Arbus…excitedly researching… driven by this inspiring start to another ‘school year’.
“Stories from the Good Earth” treatment:
Posted by Andrea Dupree in Community Art Project, experimental documentary, Houma Regional Arts Council, short films, South Louisiana, video art on August 3, 2011
Swamp-dwellers, bayou-keepers and guardians of a vanishing language guide this journey through the past, present and potential futures of South Louisiana. Shrimp-boats with flags proclaiming allegiance to the Shrimp and the State drift slowly into focus; rocking with the weight of a family stacked four generations deep. Mutant creatures choking in a toxic stew of ancient remains bob into view as the hypnotic mermaid performs her siren song, lulling us deep into her underwater realm. Is this our future, are we the next Atlantis? We brush against a suffocating web of pipelines transporting the blood of the earth. Joyful gatherings ascend the sticky grasp of reality. Pristine wetlands born of ancient deltas are juxtaposed against modern canal-cut acreage. Skeletal cypress stands dot the horizon, bleached white in dark water glowing with a now-familiar sheen. The oily fingerprint of progress stamps out the view of delicate birds drifting through storms- natural and man-made. Ghostly outlines of South Louisiana melt into the void. We question how it got so bad as quickly as we return to our memories of better days….quietly searching for the survival solution.
stay tuned….
The Last Atlantis
Posted by Andrea Dupree in art, inspirations, video art on July 9, 2011
The zeitgeist is electric with speak of South Louisiana as the next Atlantis. Will my beloved home be swept back into the sea in my lifetime? In my son’s?
Jeanine van der Loo and I have begun work on an experimental documentary inspired by this notion. Our project, The Last Atlantis, combines media art, visual art, music and allegory to tell the story of the potential future of South LA.
To develop content and involve the community in the project, we are conducting “in character” interviews with South Louisianans, as if participants were speaking from the future as residents of the “Last Atlantis”. In the interviews participants are asked to speak about why South Louisiana is important, went wrong and caused it to become “Atlantis” and what people in 2011 should do to prevent that from happening. Speakers are depicted as mermaids/men, sea creatures, mutant creatures, wreckage and plants- all set in the underwater world of the “Last Atlantis”. We use handmade paper puppets during the interviews to help people get into character…because puppets are fun! (email andreadupree@hotmail.com to become a resident of the Last Atlantis). Audio from community interviews will be used in the film, along with an original soundtrack created by local musicians (in the works…). A range of techniques (animation, live-action, experimental editing) are being used to create the 30- minute film. In the film, a live-action performance-art-inspired mermaid (the lovely Shannon Eaton) guides viewers on an underwater journey through the sunken remains of South LA to meet talking creatures, plants, and architecture common to South Louisiana. Ceramic sculptures of these characters will be created for use in the film, exhibition and sale. Prints from the film, as well as props and scenic backdrops will also be available for sale (and given as prizes for donors).
The project is inspired by Terrebonne parish’s increasing vulnerability to natural and man-made disasters and the unique culture of South Louisiana. Our goal is to inspire discussion about our artistic methods and the environmental & social issues addressed by the project.
In December 2011 and August 2012 we will present work from the project at the Waterlife Museum and for Jenny Authement’s fine arts classes at L.E. Fletcher. Beginning in January 2012, we will present a series of six public workshops in the media & visual arts techniques used in the project. Artwork from workshops will be presented through the project website (currently under construction) and a gallery show at the Waterlife museum during Fall 2012.
The project is supported, in part, by funds from the Terrebonne Parish Consolidated Government’s Arts Funding Program as administered by the Houma Regional Arts Council. The project is sponsored by the Bayou Terrebonne Walterlife Museum. We are very thankful for this support!
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Posted by Andrea Dupree in Uncategorized on June 13, 2011
juried art show entry fees = gambling or investing?
