Shaun Gladwell - Annotated Bibliography

 

Shaun Gladwell

 

·         Shaun Gladwell: Stereo Sequences Exhibition Catalogue (Victoria: Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Schwartz City)

This exhibition catalogue of the Stereo Sequence Exhibition shown at ACMI was very important in my research. Not only did it display a wide variety of film stills of Gladwell’s work, but it also had relevant essays by Sarah Tutton, Rex Butler and Adrian Martin.  Tutton’s essay goes into detail on a selection of Gadwell’s works and explains them well.  As it is hard to find the full video works online to view for most of Gladwell’s films, it is valuable to get a thorough description of the works.  I found that this publication allowed me to increase my understanding of the works and their installation at ACMI in more detail.  Butler’s Essay was helpful in providing an insight into the works created in Afghanistan which were hard to find specific info on.  The other crucial part of the catalogue was the extensive list of video stills along with all the info such as type of video, performers, sound, how it was displayed and when it was made.

·         Blair French, “Return to Earth,” in Shaun Gladwell: Videowork, (Sydney: Artspace Visual Arts Centre, 2007)

I found Blair French’s essay on Gladwell’s work very useful, mainly due to the comprehensive explanation of themes that Gladwell explores in his work.  Themes such as gravity, place and status are discussed along with Gladwell’s background in painting.  The discussion on how his painting background affects and shows itself within his video work, through his framing and choice of perspective and shots, I found noteworthy as it was something I had never considered in terms of mark making and painting within video and film space.  French’s essay also helped me understand Chrissie Iles’ Video and Film Space essay in more depth.

·         “Australian Story: War Paint,” ABC1 Monday September 3, 2012, also online http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/998528

Even though this Australian Story was specifically about Ben Quilty it gave me a better background understanding into the duties and position of being a war artist. Gladwell’s work in Afghanistan, I found, was the most difficult out of all his artworks to get information on. This Australian Story gave me an idea about what is involved in being a war artist and what exactly the Australian War Memorial commissions artist to do.  The interviews with the troops were particularly insightful and the preconceptions they have about the war artists and the subsequent relationships they form are very interesting.  Overall I think the most important thing I became aware of from watching the program was the emotional intensity that is connected with being a war artist.

 

Sally Breen, “Remixes for a new[ish] millennium,” in Shaun Gladwell New Balance Exhibition Catalogue, (Perth: Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts, 2004)

Igor Holubizky, “Shaun Gladwell: Beating a path, an enactment,” in MMXBreakless Sessions Exhibition Catalogue, (Paddington: Sherman Galleries, 2005)

Chrissie Iles, “Video and Film Space,” in Space, Site and Intervention: Situating Installation Art, trans. Erika Suderburg (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000): 252-62

Daniel Baumann, “Shaun Gladwell: Public space, translation and beauty,” Art &Australia 44 No.4 (2007): 570-575.

Elizabeth Fortescue, “Shaun Gladwell on life in Afghanistan,” The Art Newspaper, January 13, 2010, accessed August 20, 2012, http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Shaun-Gladwell-on-life-in-Afghanistan/20001 

Reuben Keehan, “Shaun Gladwell’s moving pictures,” Art &Australia 45 No.4 (2008):650.

 

John Kelly, "The Beauty of Distance," Art Monthly Australia 221 (2009):10-13.

Steve Meacham, “Catching a creative wave,” The Age October 8, 2011, accessed August 20, 2012, http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/catching-a-creative-wave-20111006-1la3t.html

Joanna Mendelssohn, “Shaun Gladwell,” Artlink 23 no 3 (2003), accessed August 9, 2012, http://www.artlink.com.au/articles.cfm?id=2334

Daniel Palmer, “Shaun Gladwell,” Frieze 114, April (2008), accessed August 8, 2012, http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/shaun_gladwell/

Michael Young, “Shaun Gladwell – Riding with Death: Redux,” Art Asia Pacific Online, accessed August 20, 2012, http://artasiapacific.com/Magazine/WebExclusives/RidingWithDeathReduxShaunGladwell

“Shaun Gladwell,” Anna Schwartz Gallery, accessed August 22, 2012, http://www.annaschwartzgallery.com/works/works?artist=86&c=s

“Shaun Gladwell– Afghanistan,” Australian War Memorial, accessed September 1, 2012, https://www.awm.gov.au/exhibitions/gladwell/

“Shaun Gladwell,” Australian Centre for the Moving Image, accessed August 8, 2012, http://www.acmi.net.au/shaun-gladwell.aspx

 “Josh Raymond Projects,” Josh Raymond, accessed August 20, 2012, http://www.joshraymond.com/projects/

“Shaun Gladwell: Move Video in Schools,” Kaldor Public Arts Projects, accessed August 20, 2012, http://kaldorartprojects.org.au/move-artists/shaun-gladwell

 Penny Craswell, “PROFILE: SHAUN GLADWELL,” accessed August 8, 2012, http://www.experimenta.org/mesh/mesh17/gladwell.htm

“Art Nation - Shaun Gladwell,” ABC Arts Online, Last modified April 23, 2010, http://www.abc.net.au/arts/stories/s2881260.htm

“Shaun Gladwell: Stereo Sequences Interviews,” ACMI online, last modified June 6, 2011, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ataRzGlLlsw

“Shaun Gladwell,” DasPlatforms, last modified November 27, 2011, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MeOguswrc0&feature=related

 

 

 

Interceptor Surf Sequence (Exit), 2009 2-channel, HD video,16:9, silent
27:42 minutes