John Gillies (artist and musician) explained

John Gillies
Birth Date:1960
Birth Place:Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
Education:Sydney College of the Arts, University of Southern Queensland
Years Active:1980–present
Known For:Video art, Experimental Music
Notable Works:Techno/Dumb/Show, Divide

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

Gillies studied visual art and music at the University of Southern Queensland,[3] [4] including film and video with David Perry. Later he studied at Sydney College of the Arts.[5]

He has produced many video art works since the 1980s[6] including Hymn (1983), Techno/Dumb/Show (1991), Armada (1994–98), My Sister's Room (2000) and Divide (2006).[1] [7] and is particularly known for his collaborations with performers including The Sydney Front (Techno/Dumb/Show and Test),[8] Clare Grant (The Mary Stuart Tapes)[9] and Tess de Quincey (The de Quincey Tapes and Shiver Remix).[10] 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.[11]

Gillies has recorded and performed as a solo musician (often with video projection), and was drummer and percussionist with experimental musician Jon Rose,[12] keyboardist Jamie Fielding[13] 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. 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.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Chris., Meigh-Andrews. A history of video art. 9780857851772. 2nd. New York. 863043713. 2 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Mixed Bodies: Recent Australian Video | Scanlines. Scanlines.net. 14 November 2021.
  3. Book: Return to sender.. 2012. University of Queensland Art Museum. Helmrich, Michele., University of Queensland. Art Museum.. 9781742720500. St Lucia, Qld.. 798475966.
  4. Book: Perennials : selected USQ alumni - the first forty years. Acimovic, Bianca,, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery.. 2013. 9781876545390. Toowoomba, Qld. 842073884.
  5. Across great divides . 60. Keith . Gallasch. John. Gillies. . 14 November 2021. [Originally published in] RealTime, issue #60 April–May 2004, p. 22.
  6. Web site: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery - Exhibition Schedule 1983 . 7 September 2017 . 7 September 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170907080859/http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/exhibitions/schedules/1983/ . dead .
  7. Web site: John Gillies - The Screen Guide. Screenaustralia.gov.au. 14 November 2021.
  8. Web site: The Sydney Front Inc - The Screen Guide. Screen Australia. 14 November 2021.
  9. Book: Margaret., Hamilton. Transfigured stages : major practitioners and theatre aesthetics in Australia. 2011. Rodopi. 9789401200554. Amsterdam. 743298882.
  10. Book: Ruark., Lewis. Video Works : John Gillies. 2005. PICAPress. 1875386637. 225287263.
  11. Web site: Love, materialism & metaphysics. . Keith . Gallasch. John. Gillies. 2018-09-21. [Originally published in] RealTime, issue #136 Dec-Jan 2016.
  12. Web site: Jon Rose – Forward Of Short Leg (1987, Vinyl). 14 November 2021. Discogs.com. 10 October 1987 .
  13. Web site: Jamie Fielding - Notes From The Underground. Discogs.com. 10 October 1998 . en. 2018-10-11.
  14. Web site: John Gillies. Discogs.com. 14 November 2021.
  15. Web site: Techno/Dumb/Show, (1991) by John Gillies, Sydney Front :: Art Gallery NSW. m.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. en. 2018-10-12.
  16. Web site: John Gillies MCA Australia. 2021-08-13. Mca.com.au. en.
  17. Web site: StackPath. 2021-08-13. Collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au.
  18. Web site: Mr John Gillies. Unsw.edu.au. 14 November 2021.