Synthetics


A History of Video Art in Australia

by

Stephen Jones

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Produced with the suport of the



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CONTENTS


Part 1: The Early Years

Chapter 1 : Activism and Access

On the origins of video activist and video art production.

Chapter 2 : The nature of Video

The nature of video : The earliest Australian Video makers : David Perry

Chapter 3 : The TV in Art

The Origins of Video Art : Synthetic Video : Mick Glasheen

Chapter 4 : Exploring the TV image

TVX : Cantrills : Inhibodress : Yellow TV

Chapter 5 : Using Video for Documentation

Philippa Cullen : Mick Glasheen at Uluru

Chapter 6 : The Origins of Bush Video

Nimbin : Bush Video : Video as a Form of Writing

Chapter 6A : Bush Video Tharunka

Bush Video Tharunka

Chapter 7 : John Hansen and video synthesis

The Beginning of Video Synthesis in Australia : John Hansen

Chapter 8 : Tim Burns, Video Installation, and the Ewing Gallery (pt1)

Video Installation : Tim Burns and the Ewing Gallery

Chapter 9 : Community Video and Video Access

Challenge For Change as the model : Video Access in Australia

Chapter 10 : Converging on Interactivity

Australia '75 and its aftermath

Chapter 11 : Returning to Video Art

Early Exhibitions : Ewing Gallery : Over to You : Jill Scott : Warren Burt :

Paik and Moorman at AGNSW

Chapter 12 : Post 1976 : Artists : Biennale

Paddington Video Access : Video in the Biennale of Sydney : Videotapes From Australia