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I saw @ Coachella, they had people (I guess they were artists) design structures the people could interact with out in the fields. I think this is a great idea, and would definitely work for Bonnaroo. IMO, the design school who created the 'shade shelters' this past year failed. They did a poor job shading and did not bring anything fun or intriguing to the festival.
For an example, what if a wall was constructed with LED lights, and at night, it lit up according to the people walking in front of it. I feel like things like this would make it more fun to hangout away from the stages and tents. What do you think?
The above link shows the objects created for Coachella. I know - it seems like I'm just copying an idea from Coachella, but being that it's called the 'Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival', things like this seem obvious.
IMO, the design school who created the 'shade shelters' this past year failed. They did a poor job shading and did not bring anything fun or intriguing to the festival.
I completely agree that The Art Institute failed at this years 'Roo. The shade structures were few and far between, and had odd placement(s). I really only recall seein' one that I think was close to the food trucks, but I'm not sure. And I think they did somethin' near/around the On Tap Lounge.
Now I didn't attend their fashion show...but in all honesty that just seemed lame from the get go. Then again, I could care less about fashion.
The art at Bonnaroo is seriously lacking. I remember in 08' they had giant fireflies in the big shade tree by This Tent. It was gone when i came back in '10. Now I don't expect it to be as good as Coachella, nor do i want it to be if it dramatically sacrifices the lineup. But Roo' needs to offer more than just the walls, the bobbleheads, and the Pods which seemed weak the past few years.
Meanwhile Coachella has had the Tesla Coils and a giant mechanical dragon that shot fire. Time to step it up.
This is one of my biggest disappointments about Bonnaroo. I think they are just too cheap and concerned about the bottom line to annually commission any serious art installations. Too bad really.
The art at Bonnaroo is seriously lacking. I remember in 08' they had giant fireflies in the big shade tree by This Tent. It was gone when i came back in '10. Now I don't expect it to be as good as Coachella, nor do i want it to be if it dramatically sacrifices the lineup. But Roo' needs to offer more than just the walls, the bobbleheads, and the Pods which seemed weak the past few years.
Meanwhile Coachella has had the Tesla Coils and a giant mechanical dragon that shot fire. Time to step it up.
You bring up the wall...
It is a great tradition at Bonnaroo to have the wall and allow anyone to paint whatever on it, and I don't think it should go, however, it is kinda one-dimensional and I think something 'more fun' could be brought to Bonnaroo.
Post by Funky Munky on Sept 4, 2011 11:59:30 GMT -5
I think the Centeroo wall has to stay, it's bad ass. They should definitely expand on the amount of interactive art but not at the expense of other interactive art that already has made an impact on Rooers, look at the background of our board if you need an idea of it's value, it's a functional communication tool as well as being beautiful.
I see where you're coming from on this, but am I right that you're talking only about "official" art sanctioned by the festival?
I've been to four Roos now, and at each one I've seen dozens and dozens of people conducting their own personal art projects…everything from painting to photography to performance art, and all things in between. As an amateur photographer and full-time writer with a rock festival murder mystery on the back burner, I do it too. I shoot a lot of portraits and take reams of notes.
Point is: there's a ton of art out there to be grokked; but you're right that it can be tricky to find and that it needs more festival support. Personally I'd like to see some sort of independent artist corral in Centeroo where anyone could come and hang out and do their thing with festival support on a noncommercial basis.
Wait, so you did see this at Bonnaroo? That double negative has me confused. Either way that looks like one of the POD sites. Each of the PODs at 'Roo is supposed to have some kinda art installation, most if not all of which are interactive. But to visit each one of the PODs would take a lot of time and energy and you'd have to sacrifice time fer music.
Our art installation was people painting mailboxes or birdhouses or something. It was enjoyable for 5 minutes but I wish it was a little more interesting.
Yeah, the installation I posted is definitely a Pod installation. You can tell my the balloon up in the air. I would like to see more stuff in Centeroo.
Post by spacegrass on Sept 17, 2011 9:54:33 GMT -5
They should take a page from rothbury/eff and bring out some burning man art installations. EFF had some amazing art work to go check out if you didn't care for any of the music going on at the time. Roo could do so much more in regards to art there.
Coachella also brings in burning man installations.
This is very true and Bonnaroo needs to step it up! East coast has some artist. SP/ACE, open up that wallet. Do not worry about anything and give me something visual stimulating!!! I am sure some artist would love to display their work at Roo, might even do it on the cheap just for the exposure.
Would be nice to see one of those big shade tents lit with black lights and pools of different color UV body paint all around. I say let us make our own art....
They should take a page from rothbury/eff and bring out some burning man art installations. EFF had some amazing art work to go check out if you didn't care for any of the music going on at the time. Roo could do so much more in regards to art there.
I think the sad reality is that Superfly and AC just don't care anymore about the vibe. In 2010 they removed ALL art except for the arch and bobbles. They didn't even put out the fireflies they had the previous eight years. They couldn't even be bothered to put a single colored floodlight in the trees in Centeroo. One simple light can make an entire tree glow brilliantly and make the whole place look like a psychedelic wonderland.
The Art of Such & Such is a Burning Man crew. Where are they now? Not at Roo. It's not that hard to find and hire these artists. The sad thing is that not only is Roo failing to keeping up with Coachella, let alone many of the dozens of European festivals, they are failing to keep up with THEMSELVES. The artistic creativity at Roo has not just stagnated, it has gone down hill. It's very unfortunate. I hope they realize this soon and return the event to its rightful glory, but I'm not holding my breath.
At Bear Creek I saw a sweet display of visual art. It was visual effects projection. This guy was hired by BC to display this setup. It is hard to describe what it is, but basically it is digital projection that can be displayed on any medium. On people, on the trees, on the ground, and on screens. I saw this silhouette, shadow in the trees at Bear Creek, it was of someone playing the guitar, then I realized it was the guitarist for the New Master sounds, the band that was on stage and that image was live and of him, right then, and was being projected into the trees. the image was about 30'X30'. and they were all over. I can not find any videos on you tube, but here is a video he out out of a Halloween party. The ass shaking in not bad, but look at the images on the buildings in the back ground.
If you must, skip to 1:30 to see what I am talking about and 2:36 looks good.
His name is Jasper Mosher www.projectthevision.com - the web site is a redirect to a my space page, they are still working on the website.
Coachella also brings in burning man installations.
This is very true and Bonnaroo needs to step it up! East coast has some artist. SP/ACE, open up that wallet. Do not worry about anything and give me something visual stimulating!!! I am sure some artist would love to display their work at Roo, might even do it on the cheap just for the exposure.
They had it back in the day I have no idea why they got rid of Such N' Such. I would so love to have a few hours to interrogate Ashley Capps. This particular thing would top my list of things to waterboard him for.
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