Michael Greathouse
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Michael Greathouse is an American artist based in New York
.
Greathouse was born in Kansas City
, Missouri
. He is an artist and film maker.
His most recent works are a series of short black and white videos produced exclusively with computer animation
.
The videos are inspired by B/W hollywood horror
films and film noir
.
He received his BFA in sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute
in 1991. He studied under professor Dale Eldred
. In 2000 he received an MFA from the University of New Orleans
.
His videos have been shown internationally including venues in New York, Miami, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia.
2008
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
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Greathouse was born in Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
. He is an artist and film maker.
His most recent works are a series of short black and white videos produced exclusively with computer animation
Computer animation
Computer animation is the process used for generating animated images by using computer graphics. The more general term computer generated imagery encompasses both static scenes and dynamic images, while computer animation only refers to moving images....
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The videos are inspired by B/W hollywood horror
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
films and film noir
Film noir
Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as extending from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
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He received his BFA in sculpture from the Kansas City Art Institute
Kansas City Art Institute
The Kansas City Art Institute is a private, independent, four-year college of fine arts and design founded in 1885 in Kansas City, Missouri....
in 1991. He studied under professor Dale Eldred
Dale Eldred
Dale Eldred was an internationally acclaimed sculptor renowned for large-scale sculptures that emphasized both natural and generated light.-Biography:...
. In 2000 he received an MFA from the University of New Orleans
University of New Orleans
The University of New Orleans, often referred to locally as UNO, is a medium-sized public urban university located on the New Orleans Lakefront within New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. It is a member of the LSU System and the Urban 13 association. Currently UNO is without a proper chancellor...
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His videos have been shown internationally including venues in New York, Miami, Italy, Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia.
Selected exhibitions
2007- VIDEOLOGIA, Volgograd, Russia
- Art Now, Repetti Gallery, Miami, FL
- International Festival of Independent Cinematography "KinoLev", Lviv, Ukraine
2008
- Cannes Film FestivalCannes Film FestivalThe Cannes International Film Festival , is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres including documentaries from around the world. Founded in 1946, it is among the world's most prestigious and publicized film festivals...
, Short Film Corner, Cannes France - ACE Film Festival, New York, NY
- Kargart International Video Festival, Istanbul, Turkey
- Prospect 1, St. Claude Collective, St. Claude Collective, New Orleans, LA
- What is it that wakes the sleeper?, Art Currents, New York, NY
External links
- Michael Greathouse on ArtSlant http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/16829-michael-greathouse
- Michael Greathouse on ArtCal http://www.artcal.net/event/view/7/6233
- further information from St Claude Collective http://www.stclaudecollective.org/c/artists/32
- for more information http://fallonandrosof.blogspot.com/2004/09/utopian-mars-pods.html