Paul DeMarinis

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Paul DeMarinis
Born1948 (age 76–77)
Cleveland, Ohio
Alma mater Antioch College,
Mills College
Known forSound and visual art, arts education

Paul DeMarinis (born 1948) [1] is an American visual and sound artist, specializing in electronic music, sound, performance, and computer-based artist. Since the 1970s he has been active in creating digital sound sculptures, one of the early innovators of sound art. [2] He is currently a professor of art at Stanford University. [1]

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Early life and education

Born in 1948 in Cleveland, Ohio. [3]

DeMarinis received a B.A. in Music and Filmmaking Interdisciplinary from Antioch College in 1971. [3] At Antioch College, DeMarinis studied film with Paul Sharits, music with John Ronsheim and philosophy with Keith McGary. [4] DeMarinis received an M.F.A. in Electronic Music and the Recording Media from Mills College in 1973. [3] At Mills College, DeMarinis studied music composition with Robert Ashley and Terry Riley. [5]

Career

DeMarinis' performance pieces and interactive installations have been featured in international exhibitions and festivals. [6] [7]

DeMarinis in 1996 received a Foundation for Contemporary Arts Grants to Artists Award. He received the 2006 Golden Nica Award for Interactive Art at the Ars Electronica Festival for his installation The Messenger, which examines the myths of electricity in communication. [8] [9] He was awarded the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation fellowship award in 1999 for Video & Audio. [10]

In the late 1970s he was a member of the San Francisco Bay Area-based experimental music collective The League of Automatic Music Composers. [11] [12]

DeMarinis has investigated abandoned technologies and the history of electronic inventions and telecommunications. [13] Some of his installation works have used optics and computers and featured processed and synthesized speech. [14]

DeMarinis taught computer, video and audio art at Mills College, Wesleyan University, San Francisco State University and the New York State College of Ceramics. He is currently a Professor of Art at Stanford University in California. [1] [15]

Selected artworks

Discography

YearAlbum titleArtistPublisherNotes
1995The Edison Effect: A Listener's CompanionPaul DeMarinisApollo Records with Het Apollohuis Compact Disc (Holland), features 22 tracks. [21]
1991Music as a Second LanguagePaul DeMarinisLovely Music, LtdCD 3011, features 8 tracks. [22]
1989Tellus #22, False PhonemesVarious artists Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine with Harvetsworks Inc.Mind Power (song track 6) [23]
1988Another Coast (New Works from the West)"Various artistsMusic & Arts Programs of AmericaCD 276, I Want You (song track 4) and Kokole (song track 5) [24]
1985Tellus #9, Music with MemoryVarious artists Tellus Audio Cassette Magazine with Harvetsworks Inc.Eenie Meenie Chillie Beenie (song track 6) and Yellow Yankee (song track 7)
1981She's-a-WildShe's-a-WildRecord RecordsRR 101, recorded at Center For Contemporary Music at Mills College. Written by, Composed by, Produced by, Performed by Paul DeMarinis with Anne Klingensmith, David Behrman, and Eva-Tone. [25]
1980Lovely Little RecordsVarious artistsLovely Music, LtdLP 101-6, Paul DeMarinis on tracks If God Were Alive (& He Is) You Could Reach Him by Telephone and Forest Booties. [26]
1979Just For The Record"Blue" Gene Tyranny Lovely Music, LtdLP 1062, Paul DeMarinis on track "Great Masters Of Melody" [27]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul Demarinis bio". Exploratorium. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  2. ↑ "Paul DeMarinis – Weave Wave Woven". Atelier Nord ANX. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  3. 1 2 3 "Paul Demarinis". NEAT. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  4. ↑ "Artist bio on SolwayJones gallery website". solwayjonesgallery.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-18. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  5. ↑ "Paul DeMarinis bio". Foundation for Contemporary Arts. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  6. ↑ "Paul DeMarinis". 23five.org.
  7. ↑ "Untitled Document". Archived from the original on 2010-07-28. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  8. ↑ "2006 Prix Winners: Interactive Art". Prix Ars Electronica. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Paul DeMarinis". Agosto Foundation. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  10. ↑ "Paul DeMarinis award". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
  11. ↑ "The League of Automatic Music Composers 1978- 1983". newworldrecords.org. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  12. ↑ Holmes, Thom (2008). Electronic and Experimental Music: Technology, Music and Culture by Thom Holmes. Routledge. ISBN   9780415957816 . Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  13. ↑ "Talking Flames and The Boy Mechanic: A Conversation with Paul DeMarinis" (PDF). ambidextrousmag.com. Retrieved 2010-07-25.
  14. ↑ "Paul DeMarinis". lovely.com.
  15. ↑ "Paul DeMarinis". art.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
  16. 1 2 "Experience Recreation of Helmholtz - Paul DeMarinis | Project | IDeATe". Ideate.xsead.cmu.edu. 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  17. ↑ "Paul Demarinis — NEAT". Neat.thecjm.org. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  18. 1 2 3 Paul, Christiane (2016). A Companion to Digital Art. John Wiley & Sons. p. 93. ISBN   978-1118475188.
  19. ↑ Last, First (1989). Performance Anthology. Last Gasp. ISBN   9780867193664.
  20. ↑ Pritikin, Renny (2012-04-17). "Interview with Paul DeMarinis". Art Practical. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
  21. ↑ "Paul DeMarinis - The Edison Effect: A Listener's Companion". Discogs. 1995. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  22. ↑ "Paul De Marinis* - Music As A Second Language". Discogs. 1991. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  23. ↑ "Tellus #22 False Phonemes – Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center". www.harvestworks.org. 22 January 2000. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  24. ↑ "Another Coast (New Works from the West)". www.cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  25. ↑ "She's-A-Wild - She's-A-Wild". Discogs. 1981. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  26. ↑ "Various - Lovely Little Records". Discogs. 1980. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  27. ↑ "Paul DeMarinis". lovely.com. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
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