Paint Drying
2023 · Film · documentary · 607 min
Directed by Charlie Shackleton
A static shot of paint drying on a brick wall.
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Directed by Charlie Shackleton
A static shot of paint drying on a brick wall.
1 positive2 neutralfrom 3 commenters
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> the technologies you mentioned helped spread very useful information, not worthless images devoid of meaning, artistic expression and thought
Both. They did both.
Cameras replaced most portrait painters, but they also gave us "Paint Drying" which is 10 hours 7 minutes long film of exactly what it sounds like — deliberately worthless images devoid of meaning as it's a protest.
And when I was a kid, the talking heads in the press were upset about cable TV introducing the UK to the cartoon channel, with a similar argument to yours.
> Detach the creative from needing to bring in an audience and we get projects that "explore the liminal space of boredom" and such.
If there is a project that literally and perfectly matches your description, it is "Paint Drying", a 2016 protest film against censorship and classification mandates in the UK [1].
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint_Drying
And this costs over $300 an hour. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bbfc-declares-paint-drying-film-a-u-after-sitting-through-all-607-minutes-a6834671.html