Color Piece for Television, A

Copyright Date:
1976

Copyright Holder:
Jo Sandman

Artist:
Sandman, Jo

Extent:
1 videoreel of 1 (ca. 15 min.) : sd., col. ; 2 in.
1 videocassette of 1 (Betacam SP) (ca. 15 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
1 videocassette of 1 (VHS) (ca. 15 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.

Background:
The work was broadcast as part of the "Artist's Showcase" series.

Scope:
"A Color Piece for Television" appears on several versions of videos originally labeled "Primordial Soup" along with a work of that title. A 2" master, a Betacam SP preservation master, and a VHS screening copy of that work exist.

In this image-processed work, the shading and color saturation of a textural image slowly change through electronic manipulation, forming a serious study in color and light. The piece is about three minutes long and takes place in silence.

Producer:
Hauser, Rick (Production Coordinator)

Coproducer:
New Television Workshop, WGBH

Editors:
DeVitt, Doug
Demers, Leo

Funders:
Rockefeller Foundation
Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities

Subjects:
Color
Light


Genre:
Image-processed works

See Also:
Primordial Soup

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