Spooky. Hypnotic. Lush. Witty. Sublime. The extraordinary films of San Francisco-based artist Bill Domonkos call up a descriptive vocabulary that never seems to capture the fluidity, the aesthetic metamorphoses, of the director's vision.
- Michael Hardy, Boston Globe -
Equus
(GIF Animation), Bill Domonkos, 2013
A comic tale by Bill Domonkos with text by Robert Walser from his short story "Nervous" written in 1916.
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A short film by Bill Domonkos that combines manipulated archive film footage and animation.
Artist Statement
Iview my work as a collision and recombination of ideas. My process unfolds gradually and spontaneously—using found materials such as archive film footage, photographs, and the internet. I experiment by combining, altering, editing and reassembling using digital technology, special effects and animation to create a new kind of experience. I am interested in the absurd, as well as moments of sublime beauty—to renew and transform materials, experiences and ideas. The extraordinary thing about cinema is its ability to suggest the ineffable—something that cannot or should not be expressed in words, only hinted at through sounds and images. It is this elusive, dreamlike quality that informs my work. "
- Bill Domonkos
A short film by Bill Domonkos that combines archive film footage and 3D animation. Inspired by the androerotic art of Tom of Finland and set to the music of Puccini's "E lucevan le stelle" from the opera Tosca.
Cat's Cradle
(Manipulated Photograph), Bill Domonkos, 2013
Directed by Bill Domonkos with original music by Jill Tracy and Paul Mercer. An intense juxtapose of disconnect and emotion. NERVOUS96 casts a powerful spell, embodying the spirit of classic suspense and science fiction.
Recent Exhibits
CologneOFF 2013 Georgia @ Contemporary Art Center Tbilisi
May 16, 17 & 18, 2013 - Featuring "Lu deux fois" by Bill Domonkos
MAKEOVER: Downtown Art Gallery
April 10- June 30, 2013 (Lewisburg, PA) - Featuring artists Elliot Anderson & Bill Domonkos.
Bill Domonkos Screening & Talk: April 16, 2013, 7:30pm at the Campus Theatre downtown. Program PDF
CEC 2013 - India
February 22-24, 2013 (Sattal/India) - Featuring the short film "Quantum Harmonic Oscillator" by Bill Domonkos.
Busho 08 - Budapest Short Film Festival
September 4-9, 2012 - Featuring the short film "Wormhole" by Bill Domonkos.
Futur antérieur - Galerie du jour agnès b. – Paris
Structured around the themes of retrofuturism, steampunk and archeomodernism, the exhibition FUTUR PERFECT aims to create a dialogue between past cultural output that imagined the future, with work from contemporary artists.
A collection of stereo prints by Bill Domonkos that combine found vintage stereograms and 3D computer graphics.
About
Bill Domonkos is an experimental filmmaker and video artist. His work combines computer animation, still photography, live footage and manipulated archive film footage. His work has been broadcast and shown internationally in cinemas, film festivals, galleries and museums.
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A note about copyright: All of my films, images and gif animations use archive photos and film footage that are in the public domain. I only use music/sounds that are under the creative commons license or I purchase the rights to use a specific piece of music — or I have permission from the author.