Overview

This volume surveys the key histories, theories and practice of artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers, architects and technologists that have worked and continue to work with visual material in real time. Covering a wide historical period from Pythagoras’s mathematics of music and colour in ancient Greece, to Castel’s ocular harpsichord in the 18th century, to the visual music of the mid-20th century, to the liquid light shows of the 1960s and finally to the virtual reality and projection mapping of the present moment, Live Visuals is both an overarching history of real-time visuals and audio-visual art and a crucial source for understanding the various theories about audio-visual synchronization. With the inclusion of an overview of various forms of contemporary practice in Live Visuals culture – from VJing to immersive environments, architecture to design – Live Visuals also presents the key ideas of practitioners who work with the visual in a live context. This book will appeal to a wide range of scholars, students, artists, designers and enthusiasts. It will particularly interest VJs, DJs, electronic musicians, filmmakers, interaction designers and technologists.

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Author:   Steve Gibson ,  Stefan Arisona ,  Donna Leishman ,  Atau Tanaka
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9781032252612

ISBN 10:   1032252618
Pages:   458
Publication Date:   29 July 2022
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction - The Long History of Moving Images Becoming Alive Steve Gibson PART I THE HISTORY OF LIVE VISUALS Chapter 1 - Inventing Instruments: Colour-Tone Correspondence to Colour-Music Performance (pre-1900) Maura McDonnell Chapter 2 - Moving Towards the Performed Image (Colour Organs, Synesthesia and Visual Music): Early Modernism (1900-1955) Steve Gibson Chapter 3 - Liquid Visuals: Late Modernism and Analogue Live Visuals (1950-1985) Steve Gibson Chapter 4 - Scratch Video and Rave: The Rise of the Live Visuals Performer (1985-2000) Léon McCarthy and Steve Gibson Chapter 5 - The Post-conceptual Digital Era (2000-present) Paul Goodfellow and Steve Gibson PART II THE THEORY OF LIVE VISUALS Chapter 6 - Cross-Modal Theories of Sound and Image Joseph Hyde Chapter 7 - Live Visuals in Theory and Art Paul Goodfellow Chapter 8 - Live Visuals: Technology and Aesthetics Léon McCarthy Chapter 9 - AVUIs: Audio-Visual User Interfaces - Working with Users to Create Performance Technologies Nuno N. Correia and Atau Tanaka Chapter 10 - A Parametric Model for Audio-Visual Instrument Design, Composition and Performance Adriana Sá and Atau Tanaka Chapter 11 - Presence and Live Visuals Performance Donna Leishman PART III THE PRACTICE OF LIVE VISUALS Chapter 12 - VJing, Live Audio-Visuals and Live Cinema Steve Gibson and Stefan Arisona Chapter 13 - Immersive Environments and Live Visuals Steve Gibson Chapter 14 - Architectural Projections: Changing the Perception of Architecture with Light Simon Schubiger, Stefan Arisona, Lukas Treyer, and Gerhard Schmitt Chapter 15 - Design and Live Visuals Donna Leishman PART IV INTERVIEWS WITH KEY PRACITIONERS–STEVE GIBSON Chapter 16 - Interview 1 - Tony Hill, Expanded Cinema pioneer Chapter 17 - Interview 2 - Christopher Thomas Allen, Founder & Director, The Light Surgeons Chapter 18 - Interview 3 - Greg Hermanovic, CEO, Derivative Chapter 19 - Interview 4 - Markus Heckmann, Technical Director, Derivative; Programmer for Carsten Nicolai and others. Chapter 20 - Interview 5 - Peter Mettler, Digital and Live Cinema Artist Afterward Index

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“Live Visuals is a timely and compelling account of the relationship between sound and image. It charts a historical course that is long overdue. The book brings together an impressive array of voices that in combination mix historical context, theoretical analysis, and reflections on contemporary practice, to great effect. It is an invaluable resource for audio-visual students and scholars and makes a very significant contribution to intellectual debate in this field.” Professor Stephen Kennedy, Professor of Critical Theory and Practice, Greenwich University “Live Visuals presents a timely historical and conceptual overview of the art and design of live media. Featuring the work of the early pioneers to some of today’s leading designers of spatial media, Live Visuals offers a framework for creative practitioners and students of the art of immersive visual experiences.” Damien Smith, Creative Partner, ISO, http://isodesign.co.uk

Live Visuals is a timely and compelling account of the relationship between sound and image. It charts a historical course that is long overdue. The book brings together an impressive array of voices that in combination mix historical context, theoretical analysis, and reflections on contemporary practice, to great effect. It is an invaluable resource for audio-visual students and scholars and makes a very significant contribution to intellectual debate in this field. Professor Stephen Kennedy, Head of School of Design, Greenwich University Live Visuals presents a timely historical and conceptual overview of the art and design of live media. Featuring the work of the early pioneers to some of today's leading designers of spatial media, LIVE VISUALS offers a framework for creative practitioners and students of the art of immersive visual experiences. Damien Smith, Creative Partner, ISO, http://isodesign.co.uk/

Live Visuals is a timely and compelling account of the relationship between sound and image. It charts a historical course that is long overdue. The book brings together an impressive array of voices that in combination mix historical context, theoretical analysis, and reflections on contemporary practice, to great effect. It is an invaluable resource for audio-visual students and scholars and makes a very significant contribution to intellectual debate in this field. Professor Stephen Kennedy, Head of School of Design, Greenwich University 'Live Visuals presents a timely historical and conceptual overview of the art and design of live media. Featuring the work of the early pioneers to some of today's leading designers of spatial media, LIVE VISUALS offers a framework for creative practitioners and students of the art of immersive visual experiences.'' Damien Smith, Creative Partner, ISO, http://isodesign.co.uk/

Live Visuals is a timely and compelling account of the relationship between sound and image. It charts a historical course that is long overdue. The book brings together an impressive array of voices that in combination mix historical context, theoretical analysis, and reflections on contemporary practice, to great effect. It is an invaluable resource for audio-visual students and scholars and makes a very significant contribution to intellectual debate in this field. Professor Stephen Kennedy, Head of School of Design, Greenwich University Live Visuals presents a timely historical and conceptual overview of the art and design of live media. Featuring the work of the early pioneers to some of today's leading designers of spatial media, LIVE VISUALS offers a framework for creative practitioners and students of the art of immersive visual experiences. Damien Smith, Creative Partner, ISO, http://isodesign.co.uk/

Live Visuals is a timely and compelling account of the relationship between sound and image. It charts a historical course that is long overdue. The book brings together an impressive array of voices that in combination mix historical context, theoretical analysis, and ref lections on contemporary practice, to great effect. It is an invaluable resource for audio-visual students and scholars and makes a very significant contribution to intellectual debate in this field. Professor Stephen Kennedy, Professor of Critical Theory and Practice, Greenwich University Live Visuals presents a timely historical and conceptual overview of the art and design of live media. Featuring the work of the early pioneers to some of today's leading designers of spatial media, Live Visuals offers a framework for creative practitioners and students of the art of immersive visual experiences. Damien Smith, Creative Partner, ISO, http://isodesign.co.uk

Author Information

Steve Gibson is an interactive media artist and audio-visual performer. He has presented at many world-leading venues, including Ars Electronica, Banff Centre for the Arts, the European Media Arts Festival and Cabaret Voltaire. He is an Associate Professor in Innovative Digital Media at Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. www.telebody.ws Stefan Arisona is a computer scientist and artist with interests in computer graphics, extended reality, urban planning and digital art. He is a member of the Scheinwerfer VJ collective and leads XR software development at the Esri R&D Center Zurich, Switzerland. https://robotized.arisona.ch Donna Leishman is a media artist, designer and researcher. Recent works include an AR project To Have & To Hold and Front, a modern cautionary tale about social media. She is an Associate Professor in Communication Design at Northumbria University. http://6amhoover.com Atau Tanaka conducts research in music human–computer interaction (HCI), focusing on embodied musical interaction. By using muscle sensing in performance, the human body becomes a musical instrument. He carries out his work at Goldsmiths, the Bristol Interaction Group and the Maison des Sciences de l’Homme Paris Nord. www.ataut.net

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