Marco Brambilla, born on Milan and now based in New York City, primarily creates video collages and installations. He is best well known for his complex recontextualizations of popular imagery. Brambillia has had exhibits in The Guggenheim, San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art, and New Museum of Contemporary Art. His videos have been featured in the Sundance Film Festival, and he made a collaged video for one of Kanye West’s songs. One of his famous collections, Transit, are photographs he took at airports. Shown below, is a shot from one of his videos called Evolution. This piece is a history of humankind depicted through conflict, and displays countless moving figures.
I find Brambillia’s work very impressive. His videos from the series that Evolution is from is complex, intriguing, and captivating. So much is happening at once, which works for the piece because it is trying to capture and display a huge phenomenon. Of all the artists we have studied this semester, Brambillia has caught my attention the most.
Sources:
http://marcobrambilla.com
