T. W. DISCUSSING HIS VARIOUS ART FORMS
I WONDER IF I DISCUSS IN HYPOTHETICO-DEDUCTIVE TERMS WHAT I DID/ DO WITH
MY RIGHT HAND, BOTH EYES ( RIGHT ONE IN FILM / VIDEO), EARS, IN PAINTING,
DRAWING, PRINTMAKING, SUPER 8 FILMMAKING, VHS / MDV VIDEO AND SOUND
ART , WOULD ANYONE BENEFIT?. THIS HINDSIGHT UNCHARTED BY-WAY OF
THOUGHT OFTEN APPEARING DISMAYINGLY NEAT AND TIDY IS MAYBE
THE ART / FILM HISTORIAN'S ROLE.
I HAVE UP TO 1 / 2 / 2004 BEEN EXHIBITING MY VISUAL ART FOR 42 YEARS IN MOST
STATES OF AUSTRALIA (IN HONG KONG 2002), AND MAKING FILMS / VIDEO
AND SOUND ART CASSETTES AND CDS , SINCE 1992.
ON THE JOURNEY FROM A TO Z, YOU / I, MAY / WILL, FIND HOW / Y.
I CREATE MY STILL/MOVING WORKS WITH MATERIALS / MACHINES MADE BY
OTHERS. I WISH TO SEE/ HEAR MY VISUAL/AURAL THINKING / FEELINGS.
PSYCHO-CONCEPTUALIZING PERCEPTIONS REALIZED. INTENTION, FORMULATION
AND EXPRESSION LEADING HOPEFULLY TO PERSONAL ENLIGHTENMENT. THE
CONNECTION BETWEEN MY NEURAL, BIOLOGICAL, PHYSIOLOGICAL AND
PYSCHOLOGICAL SYSTEMS IS MY INDIVIDUALITY.. .. TO CREATE. FILM VIDEO AND
SOUND ART ARE MADE BY THE USE OF MACHINES AND CAN ONLY BE SEEN /
HEARD BY THE USE OF A MACHINE.
THERE IS NO DICTIONARY OR THESAURUS THAT I CAN GO TO, TO FIND THE CORRECT
OR MORE SUITABLE ANYTHING IN THE CREATION OF MY VARIOUS ART WORKS.
MY ACTIVITIES ARE BASED ON A CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF ACTIVITY AND REST. ART
IS AN ACT OF DESIRE/WILL, A PROBING SEARCH, QUESTION / ANSWER, DOUBT,
AFFIRMATION - A KIND OF ANATOMY OF SEEING...THIS ACTIVITY NEEDS THE
INTERACTION BETWEEN THE MECHANIC AND THE PHILOSOPHER.
I CONTINUE TO MAKE MY PAINTINGS , 35mm SLIDES ( RECENTLY PHOTO SHOP
WORKS, ON A FRIEND'S COMPUTER), SUPER 8 FILMS, VHS AND MDV VIDEOS (ALSO
CONVERTING THESE 3 FORMS TO DVD'S, THE SOUND TRACKS ARE MY SOUND CDS ),
RECORDING NOISE / SOUND IN MY ENVIRONMENT ON CASSETTE/DAT/MD, AND
COLLARGING THESE INTO CDS...
TONY WOODS 2005, FITZROY, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA