fine ARTS 2009-2010 - The British School at Rome

David O’KaneStills (Carol Anne), 2010oil on canvas, 12 paintings from a series of 24, 50 x 40 cm each, & animated HD videoStills (Carol Anne) is an installation of 24 paintings and an animated high definition video composed of these 24 paintings as frameswithin one second. The installation portrays a complete rotation around the figure in two different media. The illusion of movementcreated by the animation imbues the paintings with a sculptural quality that generates a spatial depth. It is a space of perpetual motion thatvanishes when the movement stops. The difference between the animated video and the installation of paintings is similar to the contrastbetween a flat map of the world and a globe. Certain elements are lost in translation so that other aspects can be distinguished with greaterclarity. The linear display of the paintings actually inverts the inward gaze, transposing the depicted reality into a panoramic frieze.The piece highlights the impossibility of an overall view. It is primarily concerned with distortions and failure inherent in the mechanicsof representation and the attempt to reconcile the discrepancies with a perceived reality. It encompasses painting, drawing, video,photography, sculpture and virtual reality either explicitly through an employment of these media or by association.The Academic of no Academy is an ongoing project composed of interviews, performances, animation and still photographs. The projectexplores the various views of the enigma that is Giordano Bruno through an organic reappraisal of history from shifting perspectives. I haveconducted several interviews with experts on Bruno such as Ingrid Rowland and Hilary Gatti. I have also filmed performances byChristopher Smith and Jacopo Benci. At present these elements take the form of a high definition video and they will be developed into alarger project in the future.36Fine Arts 2009-2010