Anthony Discenza: New Work

Bay Area video and performance artist Anthony Discenza is “morbidly” fascinated by the proliferation of mediated imagery in our lives. The omnipresence of this material, he believes, renders it effectively invisible and particularly insidious. As representation has become increasingly problematic for him, Discenza has become interested in creating situations in which mediated imagery is simultaneously presented and withheld.

In his most recent work, he utilizes 1- to 2-second clips from television and cheesy action films to create kaleidoscopic layers of information where recognizable imagery decays into the abstraction of electronic artifact. A schizophrenic viewing experience results, in which the viewer feels at once a familiarity and alienation.

related articles: Video plays with reality Discenza explores medium’s effects by Kenneth Baker San Francisco Chronicle June 8, 2002 A collision of images and ideas Artist fascinated by violent media by Jesse Hamlin San Francisco Chronicle June 6, 2002 Projection equipment provided by AdTech Systems.