John Gillies (artist and musician)

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John Gillies
Born1960
Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
Education Sydney College of the Arts, University of Southern Queensland
Years active1980–present
Known for Video art, Experimental Music
Notable workTechno/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]

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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.[ citation needed ] 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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  5. ↑ Gillies, John. "Across great divides". RealTime Arts (Interview). No. 60. Interviewed by Gallasch, Keith. Retrieved 14 November 2021. [Originally published in] RealTime, issue #60 April–May 2004, p. 22
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  11. ↑ Gillies, John. "Love, materialism & metaphysics". Realtime Arts . Interviewed by Gallasch, Keith. Retrieved 21 September 2018. [Originally published in] RealTime, issue #136 Dec-Jan 2016
  12. ↑ "Jon Rose – Forward Of Short Leg (1987, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. 10 October 1987. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  13. ↑ "Jamie Fielding - Notes From The Underground". Discogs.com. 10 October 1998. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
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