Kris Moyes
Encyclopedia
Kris Moyes is an Australian-born director
and producer
. He is perhaps best known for his innovative music video
s.
In 2005 he directed The Presets
"Are You The One?" which utilized a large array of film techniques that playfully proposed answers to who the "one" is. The video also featured a digital artifact motif he developed by interrupting the transfer of DIVX files of original footage from a PC to a MAC computer, to which many homage videos were made.
Moyes has had close ties to Modular Records since 2005. He is probably better known for his videos for The Softlightes and The Presets
. In 2008 Moyes directed a traditional performance based music video for Wolfmother "White Unicorn" on the condition that Pav
, the head of Modular Records allowed him to deface his own work and re-release it, under the pseudonym Banditobruce. The piece of subterfuge was a reference to Marcel Duchamp's
Readymade
, L.H.O.O.Q.
Moyes has also directed music videos for Sia Furler
. His first video for Sia's "Buttons" in 2007 was linked by Perez Hilton
on his blog and received over 300,000 views in one day, becoming the No.1 Most Linked Music Video and No.2 Most Viewed Music Video on YouTube.
In 2010 Moyes directed and co-wrote a satirical short film, called "City Limits" featuring costumes by Australian fashion label, Romance Was Born. It was screened at ASVOFF
(A Shaded View on Fashion Film) at the Centre Pompidou
, Paris.
Moyes has also been exhibited along side John Baldessari
, Brian Bress, Miranda July
, Peter Sutherland, Paper Rad
and Melanie Bonajo.
Over the years, Moyes has appeared in a number of publications including, L.A. Times, Esquire, Tokion, The Open Day Book, and The New York Times
where he was invited along side Jeff Koons
, Banks Violette
, Oscar de la Renta
and The Campana Brothers
to re-design the ' T ' Logo for The New York Times Style Magazine
.
2008
2007
2006
2005
2010
2009
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2009
2007
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
. He is perhaps best known for his innovative music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
s.
In 2005 he directed The Presets
The Presets
The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...
"Are You The One?" which utilized a large array of film techniques that playfully proposed answers to who the "one" is. The video also featured a digital artifact motif he developed by interrupting the transfer of DIVX files of original footage from a PC to a MAC computer, to which many homage videos were made.
Moyes has had close ties to Modular Records since 2005. He is probably better known for his videos for The Softlightes and The Presets
The Presets
The Presets are an Australian electronic duo formed in 2003, consisting of Julian Hamilton on vocals and keyboards, and Kim Moyes on drums and keyboards. They released their debut album Beams in 2005 to positive critical response. Their 2008 release Apocalypso debuted at number-one on the ARIA...
. In 2008 Moyes directed a traditional performance based music video for Wolfmother "White Unicorn" on the condition that Pav
Steve Pavlovic
Steve Pavlovic is an Australian music promoter who founded and runs the successful international record label Modular Recordings. Widely known as "Pav", some of his pre-Modular history was documented in The Sell-in, a book about the Australian independent music industry...
, the head of Modular Records allowed him to deface his own work and re-release it, under the pseudonym Banditobruce. The piece of subterfuge was a reference to Marcel Duchamp's
Marcel Duchamp
Marcel Duchamp was a French artist whose work is most often associated with the Dadaist and Surrealist movements. Considered by some to be one of the most important artists of the 20th century, Duchamp's output influenced the development of post-World War I Western art...
Readymade
Readymades of Marcel Duchamp
The readymades of Marcel Duchamp are ordinary manufactured objects that the artist selected and modified, as an antidote to what he called "retinal art". By simply choosing the object and repositioning or joining, titling and signing it, the object became art...
, L.H.O.O.Q.
L.H.O.O.Q.
L.H.O.O.Q. is a work of art by Marcel Duchamp first conceived in 1919. The work is one of what Duchamp referred to as readymades, or more specifically an assisted ready-made...
Moyes has also directed music videos for Sia Furler
Sia Furler
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler or simply Sia, is an Australian pop, downtempo, and jazz singer and songwriter. In 2000, her single, "Taken for Granted" was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Her 2008 album, Some People Have Real Problems peaked in the top 30 on the Billboard 200...
. His first video for Sia's "Buttons" in 2007 was linked by Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton
Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. , better known as Perez Hilton , is an American blogger and television personality. His blog, Perezhilton.com , is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities...
on his blog and received over 300,000 views in one day, becoming the No.1 Most Linked Music Video and No.2 Most Viewed Music Video on YouTube.
In 2010 Moyes directed and co-wrote a satirical short film, called "City Limits" featuring costumes by Australian fashion label, Romance Was Born. It was screened at ASVOFF
ASVOFF
A Shaded View on Fashion Film is a blog about fashion].Created by journalist Diane Pernet and launched in September 2008 as a three day event at the national museum of Paris, Jeu de Paume, ASVOFF which took the form of a full festival showcasing feature films, documentaries, conferences,...
(A Shaded View on Fashion Film) at the Centre Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou
Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the 4th arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles, rue Montorgueil and the Marais...
, Paris.
Moyes has also been exhibited along side John Baldessari
John Baldessari
John Anthony Baldessari is an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lives and works in Santa Monica and Venice, California...
, Brian Bress, Miranda July
Miranda July
Miranda July is a performing artist, writer, actress and film director. Born Miranda Jennifer Grossinger, she works under the surname of "July," which can be traced to a character from a "girlzine" Miranda created with high school friend Johanna Fateman, called Snarla.- Background :Miranda...
, Peter Sutherland, Paper Rad
Paper Rad
Paper Rad is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania/Providence, Rhode Island art collective that makes comics, zines, video art, net art, MIDI files, paintings, installations, and are in a variety of bands...
and Melanie Bonajo.
Over the years, Moyes has appeared in a number of publications including, L.A. Times, Esquire, Tokion, The Open Day Book, and The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
where he was invited along side Jeff Koons
Jeff Koons
Jeffrey "Jeff" Koons is an American artist known for his reproductions of banal objects—such as balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror finish surfaces....
, Banks Violette
Banks Violette
-Biography:Violette was born in Ithaca, New York and studied at the School of the Visual Arts in New York earning at BFA in 1998, and graduated with an MFA from Columbia University in 2000.-Work:...
, Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta
Oscar de la Renta is one of the world's leading fashion designers. He was named to the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1973.-Career:...
and The Campana Brothers
Campana brothers
The Campana Brothers are noted Brazilian designers.In 1983, the two brothers teamed up to develop furniture made by ordinary material - including waste products such as cardboard, rope, fabric and wood scraps, plastic tubes, aluminum wire...
to re-design the ' T ' Logo for The New York Times Style Magazine
T: The New York Times Style Magazine
T: The New York Times Style Magazine is a perfect-bound magazine dedicated to fashion, living, beauty, holiday, travel and design coverage. The magazine was launched in August 2004. It is published 15 times a year and distributed within the Sunday edition of The New York Times newspaper...
.
Music video
2010- Cut Copy - Take Me Over (unreleased)
- Bag Raiders - Way Back Home
- Sia - Clap Your Hands
2008
- Beck - Youthless
- Franz Ferdinand - Ulysses (unreleased)
- Sia - The Girl You Lost to Cocaine
- Hercules and Love Affair - You Belong
- Sia - Day Too Soon (unreleased)
2007
- The Presets - My People
- Iron & Wine - Lovesong of the Buzzard (unreleased)
- Sia - Buttons
- The Softlightes - Microwave
- Architecture in Helsinki - Heart it Races
2006
- The Softlightes - Heart Made of Sound
- Expatriate - Play a Part
- Wolfmother - White Unicorn (defaced)
- Cut Copy - Going Nowhere
- The Presets - Are You The One?
2005
- S.P.O.D. - Totally Rad
Exhibitions and screenings
2011- Transcendental Freakout - Remote Gallery, Spain
- The Open Daybook - Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles
2010
- A Shaded View on Fashion - The Centre Pompidou, Paris
- Carousel #2 - Microcinema, San Diego
2009
- Main Street - Space15Twenty Gallery, Los Angeles
- Glory Holes - Monster Children Gallery, Sydney
2008
- "T" Logo Design - The New York Times Magazine, New York
Commercials
2009- Honda Jazz - Imagination
- Spring Valley - Smart Energy
- LG - Direct Drive
- Lacoste - Jump
2008
- Cadbury - Come Together
Awards and nominations
- ARIA Awards (2010) Best Music Video - Sia "Clap Your Hands"
- ARIA Awards (2008) Best Music Video - The Presets "My People"
- D&AD Awards (2008) nominee Best Music Video - The Presets "My People"
- MVPA Awards (2008) nominee Best Direction of a Female Artist - Sia "Buttons"
- MVPA Awards (2008) nominee Best Electronic Music Video - The Presets "My People"
- MVPA Awards (2007) nominee Best Video Produced for Under $25,000 - Wolfmother "White Unicorn (defaced)"
- MVPA Awards (2007) nominee Best Animated Music Video - The Softlightes "Heart Made of Sound"
- ARIA Awards (2006) nominee Best Music Video - The Presets "Are You The One?"
- Australian Dance Music Awards (2006) - The Presets "Are You The One?"
- Antville MV Awards (2006) Best Unknown/Unsigned Director
Lectures
2010- College of Fine Arts, Sydney
- Semi-Permanent, Sydney
2009
- FIVECC, Spain
2007
- Today's Art,The Hague