Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings by Brian Eno
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Actor: Brian EnoBrand: WEA DES Moines Video
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-04
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Hannibal
DVD Reviews of Brian Eno: 77 Million Paintings by Brian Eno
DVD Review: Gorgeous art, wonderful concept, flawed as software
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the 2nd edition of Brian Eno's art software project. A large set of handmade (not digitally-created) mages gradually appear, overlap, and crossfade, creating a endless nonrepeating stream of "paintings." All accompanied by "generative music" by Eno. In keeping with Eno's concept of "ambient" art, we can watch and listen closely or, we can go out our business, noticing the work at various times and with varying levels of attention. Loaded up and run on a PC or a MAC, it's a lovely thing which absolutely delivers on its promises. It's a fully successful art experience, delivered via computer software. There's also an interesting bonus DVD featuring a substantial video interview with Eno and a long sampling of the software's output. The 2nd edition features greatly enhanced packaging in the form of a hardcover book.
As art it's great. The music is solid Eno ambient. As software, it's more than a little frustrating. Once loaded and run, it goes into full screen mode and the user can only adjust the speed at which the art changes (very slowly through extremely slowly). Apart from that, there's no interactive element whatever. Worse, it won't run in a window or in the background. So, you have to surrender your computer to the art show. This product would be SO much improved if it were possible to:
1. Run it in Window, so you could use the computer while it's running.
2. Press a button to clear and refresh the display.
3. Even dreamier, if it could run so that the visual art could be the desktop background.
But, I don't want to leave on a negative note. What this software provides is so lovely and interesting, if I had sufficient funds, I'd buy a computer with a nice-sized flat screen monitor and run the thing constantly in my home and I'd put another one in my office.
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