Artist Information:
James Gibney
Cocoa Beach, FL
United States
Member Since: Jan 2003
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Artist Statement:
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As a self-taught Photoartist
it has been an uphill battle
for me in the adventure of
creativity and the world of
art. My creative mentor, who
had started an art theatre
called "Experiment 6,"
committed suicide. Still,
going forward and obtaining a
BA degree in Humanities at the
University of South Florida in
1969 with an interest in
playwriting and cinema, it was
almost impossible to get
recognition. Convincing the
Department Head of Humanities
that a course on playwritting
should be offered, I was able
to get enough students
interested for the class to be
presented. Everyone wanted to
make movies. So, out I go and
obtain a 16mm cinema camera.
No one really wanted to make
movies. When my writting
professor heard that I had a
camera, he got a roll of Tri-X
film from the ABC affiliate TV
station Channle 10. Not even
knowing how to put the film in
the camera, I got a friend
that worked at another TV
station to show me. Camera
loaded, around the university
I went, filming. At the end
of the day I ...
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As a self-taught Photoartist it has been an uphill battle for me in the adventure of creativity and the world of art. My creative mentor, who had started an art theatre called "Experiment 6," committed suicide. Still, going forward and obtaining a BA degree in Humanities at the University of South Florida in 1969 with an interest in playwriting and cinema, it was almost impossible to get recognition. Convincing the Department Head of Humanities that a course on playwritting should be offered, I was able to get enough students interested for the class to be presented. Everyone wanted to make movies. So, out I go and obtain a 16mm cinema camera. No one really wanted to make movies. When my writting professor heard that I had a camera, he got a roll of Tri-X film from the ABC affiliate TV station Channle 10. Not even knowing how to put the film in the camera, I got a friend that worked at another TV station to show me. Camera loaded, around the university I went, filming. At the end of the day I ... |
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