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In other words, it can be seen as the direct forward relationship of the past turning into the present which turns into the future, all uninterrupted nor meandering. The beginning precedes the middle which precedes the end. Linear progression implies that the process builds off the previous stage in a clear development (it does not circle back!)
One artist to be aware of with this concept is Bill Viola. He works in video often presenting a slowed down perspective of an event. This incremental approach to speed lengthens the duration of the event, offering a fresh opportunity to experience it. Micro rhythms are made visible, a density and tectonic sensibility is given to minute gestures. Below are several links or videos relating to Bill Viola.
"The Greeting"
Click here to hear Bill Viola talking about "The Greeting" from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
For additional background on Bill Viola, please to listen to an interview- "Cameras are Soul Keepers"
Christian Marclay's "The Clock" is consider a masterpiece about Time. Using disparate clips from movies he organized them into a coherent linear progression of the the time displayed in each scene. Striping the scene of its context and purpose, he backgrounded them to highlight the passage of time on the screen- literally making a clock that ran in sync withe the 24 hour day.
Please click here to read a New Yorker profile about the artist and the work.
Below is an excerpt of "The Clock"
NON- LINEAR TIME
Presenting non- linear time involves breaking from the single direction of time's arrow. Putting aside the logical progression from point A to point B in time, we break time by rearranging moments, going backwards, repetition, looping, changing durations and speeds and create multiple branch offs or progressions.
The physical concept of a book is called a codex- a manuscript held together by stitching, essentially an arrangement of pages that reads in one direction. At one point in history these replaced scrolls, tablets, etc. As the nature of information, language, technology change, the format transforms. The examples below of artist books show a clear divergence or challenge to the normal scheme of a book. Its linear time nature is secondary to its physical make up, content is therefore chaotic and irregularly placed.
Artist Book
Maya Lin
Maya Lin
Painters have been engaging with time since the mediums inception. Within this frozen image is a world, there is a sequence of elements that we read, possible narratives or non- linear image based content. The sense of the passage can melt away as the viewer looks at a painting. The image could be 'without' time or make us keenly aware of our experience of time. Regardless, the act of looking accesses our time sensibilities and painting can orchestrate our perception of this.
DiChirico's paintings offer a sense of time that never changes, a moment that is endless, or a suspension of time.
By contrast Neo Rauch's Paintings, while having no narrative, give the sense that all time is happening simultaneously.
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