The Super Defense Force vs The Tittanno Beasts
The Super Defense Force vs The Tittanno Beasts
A collaborative performance by Mark Stilwell, Yoko Stilwell, Brian Olin, Angelo Roldan, Christopher Paisley, Kangsim Lee, and Carlos Hernandez
February 14 - 28, 2015
Performances on February 20 (Fri), 21 (Sat), 24 (Tues), and 27 (Fri), at 7pm
Performances accompanied by live music
chashama 266
266 West 37th Street
New York, NY
The Super Defense Force vs The Tittanno Beasts is a collaborative multimedia performance involving monsters and robots in conflict in scale model city sets, which are all created from cardboard and recycled materials. The performances are accompanied by live experimental music and video projections that often includes stop motion animation. The project takes inspiration from Japanese giant monster movies and robot animation to create a narrative that explores issues of militarism, terrorism, and class disparities. The project is intended to evoke various responses depending on the viewer, ranging from awe to absurdity.
The installation will be fluid and interactive. The artist will be adding and subtracting various components for the duration of the installation, so that it changes and evolves. Children and those interested, will be invited to interact with the city set and cardboard robot creations. The artist will also be projecting various video clips from past performances on and off while the space is open.
Artist Biography:
Mark Stilwell has been an artist and art educator in New York for nearly twenty years. During this time he has been involved in a number of shows including "Open House: Working in Brookyn" at the Brooklyn Museum and "The Super Defense Force", a solo show at the Front Room Gallery in Williamsburg. Working with collaborators, Stilwell has had a number of performances of "The Super Defense Force vs the Tittanno Beasts in various chashama spaces, The Front Room Gallery, and the Open Source Gallery.
For more information, contact Mark Stilwell at stilwell70@gmail.com.
A collaborative performance by Mark Stilwell, Yoko Stilwell, Brian Olin, Angelo Roldan, Christopher Paisley, Kangsim Lee, and Carlos Hernandez
February 14 - 28, 2015
Performances on February 20 (Fri), 21 (Sat), 24 (Tues), and 27 (Fri), at 7pm
Performances accompanied by live music
chashama 266
266 West 37th Street
New York, NY
The Super Defense Force vs The Tittanno Beasts is a collaborative multimedia performance involving monsters and robots in conflict in scale model city sets, which are all created from cardboard and recycled materials. The performances are accompanied by live experimental music and video projections that often includes stop motion animation. The project takes inspiration from Japanese giant monster movies and robot animation to create a narrative that explores issues of militarism, terrorism, and class disparities. The project is intended to evoke various responses depending on the viewer, ranging from awe to absurdity.
The installation will be fluid and interactive. The artist will be adding and subtracting various components for the duration of the installation, so that it changes and evolves. Children and those interested, will be invited to interact with the city set and cardboard robot creations. The artist will also be projecting various video clips from past performances on and off while the space is open.
Artist Biography:
Mark Stilwell has been an artist and art educator in New York for nearly twenty years. During this time he has been involved in a number of shows including "Open House: Working in Brookyn" at the Brooklyn Museum and "The Super Defense Force", a solo show at the Front Room Gallery in Williamsburg. Working with collaborators, Stilwell has had a number of performances of "The Super Defense Force vs the Tittanno Beasts in various chashama spaces, The Front Room Gallery, and the Open Source Gallery.
For more information, contact Mark Stilwell at stilwell70@gmail.com.
