Miscellaneous Images for the Immurement i nstallation
a113, a163, a170, a173, s191, s195, s201
Filmlog 10g 2002-2012 Scroll
s200: a scroll celebrating 10 years of the Filmlog web site.
Target Planet
s189
An isonauts scroll.
Exhibition Machines
s129
A series of images depicting the secrets behind the craft of exhibition installations and art making. The documentation from three exhibitions is presented. It shows in sequence the empty gallery space before the exhibition, followed by the installation process by the exhibition machines; and finally the completed exhibition installation, the way it was shown to the public.
2468 Revisit: PM Gallery
s195
A sequence based on the earlier stroyboard Pavilion Exhibition set at the PM Gallery, inside Dom HDLU in Zagreb, Croatia. Experiments in the two-dimensional langauge of 2400s.
2473 Revisit: SG Gallery
s195
A sequence based on the earlier stroyboard about the Salon Galic Gallery in Split, Croatia. Experiments in the two-dimensional langauge of 2400s.
The Heart of Exhibition
s193
A storyboard based on the Salon Galic Gallery in Split, Croatia.
Pavilion Exhibition
s178
Several lines in the storyboard are borrowed from "Dead Souls" by Nikolai Gogolj. The building design is based on Dom HDLU in Zagreb, Croatia, designed by Ivan Mestrovic.
Fear of Death
s191
Five Elements of Isometry
s188
Ascent
a179 Animation
Corridor
a187 Animation
Withdraw: Four Unused Scenes
(1) Highway Junction; (2) Elevators; (3) Arena / Walk; (4) Blackout.
Four animation sequences were originaly created for the Withdraw video. For various reasons, the animations were not included in the final version of Withdraw, but they may be incorporated into or reinterpreted for future segments.
Withdraw
Video/Animation, 5:30 min
Withdraw is a new animation that continues or reinterprets themes from the Container video. The online preview is available on: Filmlog Video
Cinematic City, New City and New Media, Polis Festival 2010
Dec 9, 2010; Galerija Makina, Pula, Croatia
A group exhibition curated by Branka Bencic. It features artists: Johann Lurf, Mihovil Pansini, Walter Ruttman, Maja Rozman and Dario Solman.
The video "Screening" and stroyboard "Us and Iso" were featured in the exhibition.
Isometric Shapes and Structures #2
8.5"x11"; pencil on paper
Materials for a new animation.
Isometric Shapes and Structures #1
8.5"x11"; pencil on paper
Materials for a new animation.
Tabor Film Festival: Solo Exhibition
June 26 - July 4, 2010; Green Room Galerija, Zabok
The Heart of Perspective, the Making of the Film project has been shown in a solo exhibition at the Green Room Gallery in Zabok, Croatia. The exhibition is organized in conjunction with the 8th Tabor Film Festival.
The exhibition and my participation as a jury member at the 8th Tabor Film Festival was organized by the gallery director Jasminka Koncic and festival director Nenad Borovcak.
taborfilmfestival.com/
Social Dynamics
s180 Storyboard
A PART OF NO-PART: Parallelisms Between Then and Now
Exhibition: May 7 - June 19, 2010; The Chelsea Art Museum, New York
A group exhibition curated by Denise Carvalho and co-curated by Michael Kolecek. It features artists Kuba Bakowski, Jirí Cernicky, Hubert Czerepok, Milena Dopitova, Lukasz Gronowski, Zdena Koleckova, Jiri Kovanda, Norman Leto, Jacek Malinowski, Pavel Mrkus, Jozef Robakowski, Dario Solman, Slaven Tolj and Piotr Zylinski.
The video "Worship", and a selection of a drawings were featured in the exhibition.
Misc SF Drawings
14"x17" each; pencil, marker, brush, ink on paper
Snapshots of recent drawings
Isometric Linedrawings
14"x17"; pencil, marker on paper
Sketching and exploring isometric landscapes.
Misc SF Drawings
18"x24" each; pencil, marker, brush, ink on paper
Snapshots of recent drawings
Scroll Drawing
4 panels, 18"x24" each; pencil, marker, brush, ink on paper
Tunnels and Mind Control
A series of animations
Animation exploration of tunnels in one point perspective. Unlike earlier animation with narrative base, this abstract series examines various geometric constellation, repetitive movements and capacity for mind control. Several of the above "tunnels" were merged into a single animation that was featured in the recent exhibition at the Bronx River Art Center in New York.
Conundrum Express
Exhibition: Feb 3 - Mar 20, 2010; Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, New York
The exhibition was curated by Shinnie Kim and featured artists Humberto Duque, Eun Hyung Kim, Zaun Lee, Jaye Moon, and Dario Solman.
The video "Container", a selection of a Sci-Fi drawings and "Electric Castle" digital prints were featured in the exhibition.
DIALECTS v.3: Blanka Amezkua and Dario Solman; curated by Jose Ruiz
Exhibition: Jan 29 - Mar 20, 2010, Bronx River Art Center, New York
The exhibition is the third installment of the Dialects series curated by Jose Ruiz at the Bronx River Art Center. The series of two-person exhibitions combines the "international" and "New York" artists, and simultaneously bridges cultures and ideologies, inviting artists from countries that are currently underrepresented in the global art scene as a parallel response to the Bronxs own position within the New York art community.
The video "Reflection", a selection of a Sci-Fi drawings and "Tunnel" animation were featured in the exhibition. Also, a site-specific wall drawing was created.
Salon Galic Solo Exhibition
Nov 5 - 22, 2009, Split, Croatia
After an exhibition in Zagreb, the Heart of Perspective, the Making of the Film project has been moved to Salon Galic in Split, Croatia. The exhibition was organized by Viktor Popovic, Gorki Zuvela and HULU, Split with the technical support by Galerija Umjetnina, Split. Photos from the opening #11-14 by Robert Matic.
PM Gallery Exhibition Catalogue
Exhibition: Oct 6 - Nov 1, 2009, Zagreb, Croatia
The solo exhibition at the PM Gallery in Zagreb, Croatia was accompanied with a catalogue. As the exhibition was coordinated with a solo-exhibition by friend artist Conor McGrady, which took place at the same time at Galerija Karas in Zagreb, the published catalogue presents both exhibitions. The text in the book is a conversation between the two artists about their presented work.
PM Gallery, HDLU
Exhibition: Oct 6 - Nov 1, 2009, Zagreb, Croatia
The Heart of Perspective, the Making of the Film project has been shown in a solo exhibition at the PM Gallery, HDLU in Zagreb, Croatia. The gallery is located inside the HDLU (Croatian Association of Artists,) the building that is also known as the Mestrovic Pavilion, former Mosque and former Museum of Revolution.
The exhibition was organized and curated by Branko Franceschi. It was made possible by grants from the Ministry of Culture Republic of Croatia, City of Zagreb City Office for Education, Culture and Sports and Face Croatia. Photos #2-8 provided by the HDLU, Zagreb.
Four Niches
a137 Animation
Drawings based on isonauts and other animations
14"x17" each; pencil and marker on paper
Tunnels, Reflections Materials
a169
Four animations made for, but were not used in the Reflections video.
Filmlog was started in 2002 in New York by Dario Solman to record chronologically the development of the multimedia project The Heart of Perspective / the Making of the Film. Over time the project grew and evolved. It is not a single a work anymore, but a chain of correlated and modular multimedia projects that share similar visual language and narratives. 
Filmlog Video features full length videos made for the Heart of Perspective / the Making of the Film project.
Dario Solman Portfolio
The portfolio surveys Dario Solman's art production since its beginnings in the late Nineties, when he started as a painter, went on to be a multimedia artist and finally broke off with the arts to be a filmlogger and a robot / astronaut myth architect.
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