ReState of the Union

SD Single Channel Video

runtime : Loop

2006

Edited by Jorge Oswaldo

Although no words are spoken, this video speaks volumes about our real “state” of the union in America. The video is a seemingly endless loop of the audience clapping during President Bush’s State of the Union Address in 2003. At first glance, the video appears to be the normal unedited speech, however after spending some time with it, we soon realize the clapping will see no end. This piece reveals to us how our President reacts to audiences, how audiences react to the President and how we react to an edited representation of presidential speeches. Very much like our current state of affairs, the American public is ultimately left with a sense of disillusionment and powerless to change anything.

This video piece has recently received national acclaim, winning the “Best in Show” at last years DIGit 2006 exposition in New York.

For more information about DIGit Festival 2006

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Vinyl Designer

HD Single Channel Video

runtime : 3min

2007

Produced & Edited by Jorge Oswaldo

Produced & Directed by Amy Shuster Los Angeles based artist Jorge Oswaldo, explains how he and why he got into making vinyl art. He goes into detail about his process of going from concept to finsihed product.

Jorge shows us his process and how he is expanding his practice into more commercial realms. We get an inside look into the making of some his newer ideas and see how much work goes into the layering process.

100.10.1

HD Single Channel Video

runtime : 1min

2008

Produced & Edited by Jorge Oswaldo

Music by blackdaylight

www.myspace.com/blackdaylight

We get a quick 1 minute snippet of the labor intensive work that goes into making the self-adhesive art of Jorge Oswaldo. Shot over the period of 100 hours we see how he able to make 10 new pieces.

We see how he goes from making the frames himself to designing and finally to assembly.

Chop Chop Salon

HD Single Channel Video

runtime : 4min 30 sec

2008

Produced by Amy T. Shuster

Edited by Jorge Oswaldo

Camera by Andy Halseth

Music by DJ Cam

Chop Chop is a extraordinary hybrid: two parts hair salon, one part art gallery and zero parts pretense. The creative force behind the salon is owner and bay-area native, Darin Birchler who after 18 years of styling hair came up with the concept of integrating an art gallery and hair salon. The artist, Jorge Oswaldo explains why this collaboration is fresh and how it has affected his career.

http://www.chopchopsalon.com