Woody Vasulka Movies

  • 1974
    Reminiscence

    Reminiscence

    Reminiscence

    01974HD

    This tape was created when Woody visited his native Moravia with a Portapak camera. In the course of signal modulation an alteration in the field of...

    Reminiscence
  • 1974
    The Matter

    The Matter

    The Matter

    01974HD

    The image and sound are being simultaneously generated from a single source, which at the same time shapes the visual pattern as well as electronic...

    The Matter
  • 1970
    Sexmachine

    Sexmachine

    Sexmachine

    01970HD

    Sexmachine
  • 1973
    Vocabulary

    Vocabulary

    Vocabulary

    01973HD

    Vocabulary
  • 2020
    The Vasulka Effect

    The Vasulka Effect

    The Vasulka Effect

    32020HD

    The opening of The Vasulka Effect couldn’t be more apt: Steina Vasulka addresses her husband Woody through various TV screens. He does the same...

    The Vasulka Effect
  • 1983
    The Commission

    The Commission

    The Commission

    01983HD

    This work is Woody's first entry into the narrative sphere, whereby the "story" is continually undermined with the aid of various anti-narrative...

    The Commission
  • 1980
    Artifacts

    Artifacts

    Artifacts

    01980HD

    Short film.

    Artifacts
  • 1970
    Calligrams

    Calligrams

    Calligrams

    01970HD

    A film by Steina and Woody Vasulka

    Calligrams
  • 1981
    Progeny

    Progeny

    Progeny

    01981HD

    Progeny is a collaboration with sculptor Bradford Smith. Smith's organic and sensual sculptural forms are transformed by the merging of one of...

    Progeny
  • 1977
    Orbital Obsessions

    Orbital Obsessions

    Orbital Obsessions

    01977HD

    Documentation and experimentation in real time, "Orbital Obsessions" is an example of early video self-portraiture, eerie and calm in its radical...

    Orbital Obsessions
  • 1996
    Binary Lives

    Binary Lives

    Binary Lives

    01996HD

    A short documentary on the life and art of Steina and Woody Vasulka, produced in 1996. The Vasulkas speak candidly about their work and worldviews,...

    Binary Lives
  • 1969
    Evolution

    Evolution

    Evolution

    01969HD

    Although the video artwork Evolution cites the well-known image of hominid evolution, it is more interested in the evolution of the media than in the...

    Evolution
  • 1974
    Telc

    Telc

    Telc

    01974HD

    Telc
  • 1971
    Participation

    Participation

    Participation

    01971HD

    This period compilation of documentaries shot with a Portapak camera from the early era of video experimentation offers an immediate view of the...

    Participation
  • 1978
    Group Portrait: Six Artists in Video

    Group Portrait: Six Artists in Video

    Group Portrait: Six Artists in Video

    01978HD

    This is a documentary about video artists Bill & Louise Etra, Woody & Steina Vasulka, and Kit Fitzgerald & John Sanborn.

    Group Portrait: Six Artists in Video
  • 1970
    Tissues

    Tissues

    Tissues

    01970HD

    In Studies cycle, abstract studies are assembled, which document the Vasulka's early work with electronic material. The visual aspect of Tissues is...

    Tissues
  • 1974
    Heraldic View

    Heraldic View

    Heraldic View

    01974HD

    Short experimental film by Steina, Woody Vasulka

    Heraldic View
  • 1986
    Voice Windows

    Voice Windows

    Voice Windows

    01986HD

    With Voice Windows (1986), Steina renews her efforts to generate a complex sound-image interface

    Voice Windows
  • 1974
    Matrix II

    Matrix II

    Matrix II

    01974HD

    Matrix II explores the properties of images and sounds in the medium of video. Geometric shapes travel across a ‘matrix’ (grid) of...

    Matrix II
  • 1970
    Old Lady El Toppo

    Old Lady El Toppo

    Old Lady El Toppo

    01970HD

    A 3-minute study of a wrinkle-faced old woman by one or both of the Vasulkas, produced late-career.

    Old Lady El Toppo