Nickolas Mohanna
Nickolas Mohanna is an American artist and composer based in New York.[1] His interdisciplinary practice utilizes a variety of media to explore and blur the borders between music, sound art, video and drawing.[2] Within his compositions there is a "tendency of sculpting and orchestrating a minimal array of sounds into sonically rich and spacious atmospheres."[3] Most of the sounds are sourced from local environments.[4][5] In a Village Voice interview, he remarks that his aim is to create an "immersive stereo space where the sound would be reduced to its rawest form.[6] In addition to these works, he has also published a number of artist books which have served as visual accompaniments or conceptual ideas to his sonic practice on the imprint Run/Off; which he founded in 2014.[7][8] Mohanna attended San Francisco State University and went to the University of California, Davis for an MFA in Art Studio.[9][10] While there he took courses with Bob Ostertag,[11] Annabeth Rosen, Douglas Kahn, and Wayne Thiebaud.
Discography[]
Optics Japan, Slow Flow Rec, CD. 2010.
Transmission Hue UK, Low Point, CD. 2010.
Reflectors Australia, Preservation, CD. 2011.
Various – 14 Tracks: Kafkaesque UK, Boomkat, File, MP3, Compilation. 2011
Parallax View UK, Low Point, Ltd LP. 2013
Control Group Denmark, Metaphysical Circuits, Ltd cassette. 2013
Phase Line US, Run/Off Editions & WFMU Free Music Archive, Digital/CD. 2015
Mantis Australia, Preservation, Ltd cassette. 2016
Chroma Germany, Karlrecords, Ltd LP. 2017
Karl Marx's 200th Germany, Karlrecords, Ltd Compilation CD. 2018
Smoke US, Aagoo Records, Ltd LP. 2019
Various – The Wire Tapper 51 UK, The Wire Tapper, CD. 2019
Throwing The Chain Australia, Longform Editions, File, FLAC. 2019
Parakustiks Germany, Karlrecords, File, MP3, Album, Compilation. 2020
Artist Books / Publications[]
- Theater. France: Kaugummi, 2010.
- Particles Brooklyn, New York: Medium Rare, 2010.
- Apparatus France: Lendroit éditions, 2011. Offset poster publication. Edition of 1000.
- Interface France: Lendroit éditions, 2011. ISBN 978-2-917427-11-8.
- Floodlights. Brooklyn, New York: Oso Press, 2012.
- Boundaries Los Angeles, CA: The Ice Plant, 2012. Edition of 100.
- LAND New York, New York: Run/Off Editions, 2015. ISBN 978-1-63415-661-5.
- Heat Death France: Lendroit éditions, 2017. ISBN 978-2-37751-005-4.
- Spin Group. New York, New York: Run/Off Editions, 2021. ISBN 978-1-64871-848-9.
References[]
- ^ "Nickolas Mohanna". MoMA PS1. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
- ^ "Biography". The Ice Plant.
- ^ Fischer, Tobias. "Battling for supremacy". Tokafi. Tokafi.
- ^ Catchpole, James. "Mantis/Muovia". Fluid Radio. Fluid Radio.
- ^ "Phase Line". Decoder Magazine.
- ^ Weingarten, Chistopher. "Interview". Village Voice. Village Voice.
- ^ "LACA Archive".
- ^ "Printed Matter".
- ^ Jones, Dave. "A show called Six". UC Davis. University News.
- ^ Filipinas, Rachel. "Six". California Aggie. California Aggie.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Reflectors". AllMusic. AllMusic.
External links[]
- Living people
- American sound artists
- American contemporary artists
- New media artists
- American electronic musicians
- American experimental musicians
- University of California, Davis alumni