John Gillies (artist and musician)

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John Gillies
Born1960
Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
EducationSydney College of the Arts, University of Southern Queensland
Years active1980-present
Known forVideo art, Experimental Music
Notable work
Techno/Dumb/Show, Divide

John Gillies [1] is an Australian visual artist, filmmaker and musician, particularly known for his 'multi-layered and complex'[2] video works and installations. He has also curated a number of video art programs.[3][4]

Gillies studied visual art and music at the University of Southern Queensland,[5][6] including film and video with David Perry. Later he studied at Sydney College of the Arts.[7]

He has produced many video art works since the 1980s[8] including Hymn (1983), Techno/Dumb/Show (1991), Armada (1994–98), My Sister's Room (2000) and Divide (2006).[9][10] and is particularly known for his collaborations with performers including The Sydney Front (Techno/Dumb/Show and Test),[11] Clare Grant (The Mary Stuart Tapes)[12] and Tess de Quincey (The de Quincey Tapes and Shiver Remix).[13] Based partially on the writings of the early twentieth century Polish avant-garde writer and artist Witkacy and his argument in Australia with anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski, Gillies created the film and art installation, Witkacy & Malinowski: a cinematic séance in 23 scenes.[14]

His video work is held in public collections such as the Art Gallery of New South Wales,[15] Sydney; Australian Centre for the Moving Image; Fukuyama Museum of Art, Hiroshima; Museum of Contemporary Art Australia,[16] Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane[17] and the National Gallery of Australia.[18]

Gillies has recorded and performed as a solo musician (often with video projection), and was drummer and percussionist with experimental musician Jon Rose,[19] keyboardist Jamie Fielding[20] and Indigenous singer-songwriter Kev Carmody. The subsequent Carmody releases Street Beat and the album Bloodlines, which included the song From Little Things Big Things Grow, were nominated for ARIA awards in 1993 and 1994.[citation needed] He has had a long collaboration with guitarist Michael Sheridan, including playing in Sydney post-punk jazz band Great White Noise, Slaughterhouse (aka Slawterhaus) and with singer Radical Son.[21]

References[]

  1. ^ Scanlines: Media Art in Australia since the 1960s, accessed 6 September 2017
  2. ^ Chris., Meigh-Andrews (2 January 2014). A history of video art (2nd ed.). New York. ISBN 9780857851772. OCLC 863043713.
  3. ^ Chris., Meigh-Andrews (2 January 2014). A history of video art (2nd ed.). New York. ISBN 9780857851772. OCLC 863043713.
  4. ^ http://scanlines.net/event/mixed-bodies-recent-australian-video accessed 5 September 2017
  5. ^ Return to sender. Helmrich, Michele., University of Queensland. Art Museum. St Lucia, Qld.: University of Queensland Art Museum. 2012. ISBN 9781742720500. OCLC 798475966.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ Perennials : selected USQ alumni - the first forty years. Acimovic, Bianca,, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery. Toowoomba, Qld. ISBN 9781876545390. OCLC 842073884.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^ *http://www.realtimearts.net/article/60/7400 interview with John Gillies, Realtime, 2004
  8. ^ http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/exhibitions/schedules/1983/ accessed 6 September 2017
  9. ^ Chris., Meigh-Andrews (2 January 2014). A history of video art (2nd ed.). New York. ISBN 9780857851772. OCLC 863043713.
  10. ^ https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/p/john-gillies/7959/#ccTall
  11. ^ https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/c/the-sydney-front-inc/9427/#ccTall
  12. ^ Margaret., Hamilton (2011). Transfigured stages : major practitioners and theatre aesthetics in Australia. Amsterdam: Rodopi. ISBN 9789401200554. OCLC 743298882.
  13. ^ Ruark., Lewis (2005). Video Works : John Gillies. PICAPress. ISBN 1875386637. OCLC 225287263.
  14. ^ "RealTime Arts - Magazine - issue 136 - Love, materialism & metaphysics". www.realtimearts.net. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Techno/Dumb/Show, (1991) by John Gillies, Sydney Front :: Art Gallery NSW". m.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  16. ^ "John Gillies | MCA Australia". www.mca.com.au. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  17. ^ "StackPath". collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  18. ^ https://www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au/about-us/our-staff/mr-john-gillies accessed Sept 6, 2017
  19. ^ https://www.discogs.com/Jon-Rose-Forward-Of-Short-Leg/release/1441393
  20. ^ "Jamie Fielding - Notes From The Underground". Discogs. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
  21. ^ https://www.discogs.com/artist/23652-John-Gillies

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