chris cogburn

Chris Cogburn is a percussionist music performer as well as an educator and festival organizer; currently he lives in Austin, Texas. His biggest interest is in inter-media collaborations that involve poets and musicians from different backgrounds. His largest ongoing project is the No Idea Festival that was begun in the summer of 2003. The No Idea Festival is an annual music festival of improvised music that showcases a handful of Texas musicians working in collaboration with composers from around the world.

Self Portrait'09

This self portrait is an observation of the uneventful tasks done on a daily basis. Things that can be mundane and boring but which still require us to devote some time to each day. The tasks at hand are shown in a Cubist-like manner where multiple perspectives are viewed simultaneously in a single picture plane.

Self

Self portrait in oil. This was a study on glazes to see how light and multiple layers of colors interact with each other.

Stream of Consciousness

Ok so far this first project seems to be coming along pretty well. The 'stream of consciousness' theme appears to be a bit of a double edged sword for me, for one I really enjoy the freedom and openness of the subject matter allowing for anything to come together. But that also turned into a problem in that I am not totally familiar with Final Cut yet and don't have all the tools I need to put on screen what I want. Not a huge problem, this is just that phase I think we go through as artist whenever dealing with a new medium. That uncomfortable area that comes with the learning process, it both frustrates and motivates. Over all I think I would like to revisit this project or theme at the end of the semester when I'll have a better grasp of the program.