"The
screen is such a magic medium. It has such power that it can
retain interest as it conveys emotions and moods that no other
art form can hope to tackle." - Stanley
Kubrick |
THE FILMS OF STEPHEN QUICK
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SPEED
PAINTING FILMS |
| ‘Speed Painting’
is a silly name really as I’m not actually painting fast
in real time, speed painting is what the aesthetic has been
coined by the interweb, describing the painting footage being
sped up as opposed to time lapsed.
The purpose of these videos,
as well as entertainment, is to show the process a painting
goes through from start to finish and the development I go through,
image if you could have seen Picasso painting Guernica, Wahol
printing Marylin or Hurst cutting that cow in half…umm
maybe not the latter. The videos become as much part of the
art as the painting itself, it’s just as important a valued
as the final painting, along with providing an archive and documentation
of my art and me.
To add another dimension as well as keep myself sane, I often
act out a character or clown around at the start and end of
the videos, this normally has context with the subject being
painted, to me acts as a ‘don’t take me too seriously’
something I despise in the art world, so take me with a pinch
of salt…take the painting serious not me.
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ART
HOUSE FILMS |
Film, for me,
is less about thinking and more about feeling, this is why
film is the medium I am most passionate about. Film has one
major advantage over other mediums; you can construct a strong
narrative that can be immediate and clear to the audience,
whether it is a story or a concept. I have always viewed my
films as "writers films". Concepts and structure
come from words, even if they don't exist in the final cut;
everything starts off as a story.
The concepts
explored in my films stem from personal memories of childhood.
These feed into an exploration of mental health, from self
esteem (Stevie, 2004) to schizophrenia (Shoelaces, 2004).
The nature of these concepts allows the audience to relate
to the film, through connections with their own personal memories,
which at times can be quite uncomfortable as the stories force
the audience to remember things they would rather forget.
This is of value as the audience are not passive to the concepts
in the film, but are active in creating the meanings and values
of the work.
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PAINTING
SLIDESHOWS AND OTHER ART BASED FILMS |
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MUSIC
VIDEOS |
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| PLAYING
FILMS |
Due to bandwith
usage size and compatibility problems, all films are now streamed
from YouTube so they are now user friendly and anyone can watch.
All of the videos
are streamed from YouTube are streamed through a Flash player,
so you need to have the latest version of Macromedia Flash installed
on your computer. To download it, please visit Adobe.
If a video doesn't
play continuously, it may be due to your connection speed. You'll
need a broadband connection with at least 500+Kbps for the best
viewing experience.
To make sure that
you hear sound while watching videos, please check the volume
controls on your computer. Also, be sure to increase the volume
on other conventional video players on your computer, such as
Real Player or Windows Media. This may have an effect on your
computer's master volume levels. Next, check to see if your
system meets these requirements for running the video player:
* Macromedia Flash Player
7.0+ plug-in
* Windows 2000 or higher with latest updates installed
* Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
* Firefox 1.1+, Internet Explorer 5.0+, or Safari 1.0+
*Broadband connection with 500+ Kbps
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