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Carla Liss
Carla Liss (1944–2012) was an American visual and performance artist, and filmmaker and film actor. She was known for her associations with Fluxus and the London Film-Makers' Co-op. Early life She was the daughter of the screenwriter and executive Abe Liss, who worked as a creative director for United Productions of America and later owned Elektra Film Production who made TV commercials Elektra was credited with "squeeze motion" technique of animation. Abe Liss was the producer for Elektra of ''Flavio'' (short, 1963) directed by Gordon Parks. He died on December 1, 1963, aged 47. Carla Liss was born in Hollywood, California. She attended Sarah Lawrence College, the University of Wisconsin, and the Film School of Boston University. Underground films In 1966 Liss appeared in the George Kuchar short film ''Leisure''. She took part in work by Andy Meyer, and Tom Chomont's ''Ophelia''. She was an actor in '' The Longest Most Meaningless Movie in the World'' (1970). She was in ''Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluxus
Fluxus was an international, interdisciplinary community of artists, composers, designers, and poets during the 1960s and 1970s who engaged in experimental performance art, art performances which emphasized the artistic process over the finished product. Fluxus is known for experimental contributions to different artistic media and disciplines and for generating new art forms. These art forms include intermedia, a term coined by Fluxus artist Dick Higgins; conceptual art, first developed by Henry Flynt, an artist contentiously associated with Fluxus; and video art, first pioneered by Nam June Paik and Wolf Vostell. Dutch gallerist and art critic Harry Ruhé describes Fluxus as "the most radical and experimental art movement of the sixties".. 1979. ''Fluxus, the Most Radical and Experimental Art Movement of the Sixties'' Amsterdam: Editions Galerie A. They produced performance art, performance "events", which included enactments of scores, "Neo-Dada" noise music, and time-based w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |