Lines Horizontal Lines Vertical, W. S. Cheng

Exhibition Label: "Minimal Additions," Jul-2014, Kate Meyer “Lines Horizontal Lines Vertical is an animated RGB color-field grid in six channels, with each channel set in A-B-A structure and rendered in 4K resolution. This minimalist work aims to extend the history of Absolute Animation and tradition of Expanded Cinema.” -W.S. Cheng Absolute animation refers to the experimental work of 1920s cinematic pioneer Walter Ruttman who created very early “light play” animations that he referred to as “Absolutes.” Expanded Media, a term coined by Gene Youngblood in 1970, has been an important intellectual framing that champions video technology as an artistic format.