Martin John Callanan
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| Martin John Callanan | |
| Birth name | Martin John Callanan |
| Born | January, 1982 United Kingdom |
| Nationality | European |
| Field | Electronic media |
| Training | Birmingham Institute of Art and Design, Slade School of Art (London) |
| Works | Letters 2004-2006, I Wanted to See All of the News From Today, Location of I, Text Trends, Sonification of You |
| Patrons | Arts Council, European Commission Culture 2000 Fund, At Home in Europe, RIXC, SCEMFA, Arts and Humanities Research Council, UCL, Book Works |
| Awards | Arts and Humanities Research Council |
Martin John Callanan, (born 1982, Birmingham) is an English artist and academic who works with digital media, audio, installation, and video. He obtained degrees from both The Birmingham Institute of Art and Design (BIAD) and University College London.
Callanan is a Lecturer in Fine Art Media at the Slade School of Art, University College London). Callanan's work has been to explore artistic issues of systems, governance and mobile, locative media. Callanan's work is displayed and screened in public,[1] gallery [2] and online spaces.
Callanan's early computer animation and digital photographic works from the early 90's have been screened nationally and internationally, at venues including: 7th Seoul Film Festival[3], Sky Television, 9th International Festival for New Media Culture[4], and Ginza Art Laboratory[5]. His early electronic audio work is held by SONUS Archive,[6], Concordia University, Canada. With inclusions in Biennale 3000, São Paulo; Intermedia Festival, Poland[7].
Recently completed commissions include the Riga Centre for New Media Culture[8] and a book for Book Works[9], London. Publications are international and numerous [10]. The colour grey and its symbolism appear to play a significant role in Callanan's work; "his work is always decidedly deadpan and served with a dash of ennui"[11].
[edit] References
- ^ ArtConcept International Festival. ArtConcept International Festival (September 2006). "I Am Still Alive" occurred in the ArtConcept International Festival, St Petersburg, 24–27 August 2006
- ^ (Croatian) Device Art, Zagreb. INZG (December 2006). Callanan's name is mentioned as being included in the Festival.
- ^ Mobile Express: To the Tower My Love. 7th Seoul Film Festival (September 2006).
- ^ 9th International Festival for New Media Culture. 9th International Festival for New Media Culture (May 2007).
- ^ Dislocate 2007. Ginza Art Laboratory (July 2007).
- ^ Martin John Callanan. SONUS Archive (2006). Retrieved on 2006-01-05.
- ^ Performance Intermedia Festival. Stowarzyszenie OFFicyna (2007). Retrieved on 2007. Callanan's name is mentioned as being included in the Festival.
- ^ At Home In Europe. EU Culture 2000 (2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-01. Lists Callanan as Artist-in-Residence at RIXC, February - May 2007.
- ^ Letters 2004–2006: Confirmation That You Still Exist; I Respect Your Authority; When Will It End; One London. Book Works (2007). Retrieved on 2007-01-01. ISBN-978-1-870699-98-3
- ^ "Letters to World Leaders" is published in Daily Constitutional: issue 3. Daily Constitutional (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-01.
- ^ martin john callanan / text trends. serial consign (2008-04-23 01:01).
[edit] See also
- Sound art
- Noise music
- On Kawara, artist who Callanan references
- Book Works
- The Slade Centre for Electronic Media in Fine Art (SCEMFA)
- RIXC
- Apsley House, Callanan's work One London is a reference to Apsley House, known as "Number One, London"
- Maurizio Bianchi, Noise artist, similar style to Callanan.
- Mirakel Musik, One of Callanan's record labels.
[edit] External links
- Callanan's website, greyisgood
- Callanan's photography website, itakephotos; online since 1996
- Anthony, Jerome. "Martin Callanan, Letters 2004–2006", Dazed Digital Dazed & Confused (magazine), March 2007.
- Rhizome ArtBase entry for Callanan, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, March 2005.
