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EVELYN CHOW//ARTISTS' RESEARCH:RYAN MCGINNESS

The 'Hour of Power' is McGinness's performance in 2001. It is a one-hour video that shows the artist drinking one shot of beer every minute for an hour. The artist was inspired by the adolescent drinking game of the same name. (Lehman College Art Gallery, 2018) It demonstrates a similar idea of the coffee clock, and ideas on the sketchbook in my last post. By calculating the number of beers he had, we know how long the time is. However, in this case, McGinness used a digital clock in this film to tell the time. The difference is I use coffee to replace the clock.

A screenshot of the video on YouTube.


Reference:

McGinness, R. (2001) Hour of Power. YouTube. [online]. Available from: https://youtube.com/watch?v=b-KqpIOl0sQ&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE. [Accessed 20 January 2023]

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Time, dreams and natural forms are the main subjects of my art. I work with multimedia, painting and video are the most common techniques. Although I transferred from a painter to a video artist, painting is still an important element of my work. My videos are combinations of paintings, photography, and films. Influenced by animation, I like flat colours and a clean outline. Also, I edit images to be brighter which gives a visual sparseness and vibrant luminosity. My art is the shadow of myself. They show my background, experience, personality, and emotions. My ethnicity is Chinese and my family belief is Buddhism; I studied at a Christian college in Hong Kong. In 2017, I came to the UK to study art. The conflict between western and eastern cultures become an inspiration in my art career. Moreover, I like travelling. I always bring my camera and sketchbook with me to create art diaries.

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