Friday, October 03, 2014
Watch 3,000 Cyclists, Runners, and Dancers Become LED Light Paintings
The Creators Project: Picture over 3,000 runners and cyclists in LED-laced suits racing the Tour de France route through the Yorkshire countryside, leaving behind light trails like synchronized comets. It isn't a dream; it’s the trailer for NVA’s short film, Ghost Peloton, a work that evolves the public art organization's Speed of Light collaboration with the Leeds-based Phoenix Dance Theatre, and the national cycling advocacy charity Sustrains.
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So my first question is, is this art for art or what is the purpose of the video. Yes it looks kool and yes “wrighting in light” is kool and blab la bla. It is all kool. I even was impressed and really enjoyed the stills and some of the video clips but for what end. If it is for Art for Art, then I grasp that and roll with that. But we shall see, LED technology is enabling people to do more and more with lighting effects in different situations.
Light and dark can be combined to make some really kool art. I love watching a good light show with some good synchronized music. Not sure though if I would watch this movie or not, but of luck to the people. What they are doing looks kool but I would like something more then just looks kool.
This is a really great idea. I've seen similar things done at other sporting events such as the olympics. Although technology and dance is starting to be paired more and more, the fascinating third component is cycling. It would be great to hear what kind of conversations happened between the dance theater and the cyclists, or if many of the cyclists are also dancers. I was a little underwhelmed by the trailer but maybe that is because many of the views were closeup. Many of the examples I've seen of this crowd-art with remotely controlled and synchronized light is static in the stands so something this event and the Chinese opening Olympic ceremony played upon was those elements attached to dynamic, moving performers.
To me this work is a testament to what can happen when you put together such different forms. Although it may not be driven by a major theme, the feat of collaboration itself makes it more than just aesthetically pleasing.
Well this is a lot of fun!! This actually reminds me of a project some design students were doing my freshman year (... so two years ago?). There was a problem: Many people in India were bike accidents at night but it wasn't cost effective to put bike lights on the bikes. The students created this bike that had lights in the wheels that were powered by the rider's peddling. I remember when they actually made the bike and sometimes I would see one of them riding around campus with one of them at night. It was really cool!!!! I really like the patterns that the lights create on the slow shutter speeds. It makes it look like a city streets light installation! Though this is not a new concept, it still makes me happy and excited to see!
I disagree with Adam. Yes, it does look cool, but I also think it enhances the forms of motion put into the video. Most people would consider dancing an art, but probably wouldn't think about biking or running in the same way. When you put the really interesting, cool, striking light with all of these, it displays them all as arts. No, going for a 2 mile bike ride isn't art, it doesn't take a lot of dedication to be able to do that. But riding the Tour de France takes commitment - it takes years of training and you have to make some sacrifices to be able to do it. I think this project is valuable because it displays the art of the motion of the body, and makes you think about the dedication people have to making their bodies do some of the things they can do.
I don't think it's the length of the ride that makes this cool, it's the fact that a bunch of people agreed to do the same thing in the name of art. It is cool to look at and is intriguing, asking for more dedication seems uncalled for. Sure it's not that impressive from a biking standpoint, but from an artistic view, it's quite beautiful. The LEDs add something to the experience that people could not enjoy from seeing a group of night bikers normally. This makes something mundane exciting, and that itself should be celebrated.
This video and the pictures that followed were extremely intriguing. I think that this idea of cyclists and dancers with LED lights is incredibly innovative. However, having looked at the pictures prior to the video, I was extremely underwhelmed by the video. The lights were extremely cool and when put in the time lapse were photographed well. I would have loved to take part in such an outstanding piece of modern art. I used to do light shows back home so this gave me ideas for some of the shows that I have been thinking about doing in the future.
That is one of the cooler light art projects I have seen recently. While, like Becki said, it isn't a new idea to put lights on bikes and people, it is definitely done at a grander scale here than I have ever seen before. The sheer number of bikers contributing to the patterns is definitely what makes this piece amazing to watch. I'd love to see what it looked like in person, I'd imagine it was quite the spectacle.
I will say that this video does look very very cool. The way the lights are on the bikes creates a very artistic effect. I will say that when I read the title it was a little misleading because it said that there are 3,000 Cyclists, Runners, and Dancers, but I only saw the cyclists. There very well could be runners and dancers, but I couldn't see them. That being said, the video was technically cool, but was I supposed to get from watching it? I couldn't see any story line or connection between all of the shots. I feel that there was a ton of untapped potential there for an incredible story. Hopefully this will spark it!
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