Kanye West's "Power" video installation by Marco Brambilla and more of his work

Kanye West's video for his latest single "Power" is, not unlike the single cover to the left by artist George Condo, nothing less than what you'd expect of one of the greatest artists of our time: creative, groundbreaking, artistic, risky and yet another proof of his hunger for originality and artistic craftsmanship. It's directed by video installation genius Marco Brambilla and to quote Kanye West himself, it's not a video...it's a painting".
You can check it out here:



Cool uh? I liked it too, yet while writing this post I found myself far more interested in exploring Marco Brambilla's work which I was completely unaware of, than on writing about Kanye West's new video the easy way, by attributing him with the credit for the work of art it is.

Marco Brambilla (64) is, according to Wikipedia, an Italian-born Canadian artist and filmmaker who works in the United States. Prior to his decision to focus on video installations in 1998, he directed commercials, feature films and the science fiction movie Demolition Man (1993) starring Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes. After looking through his website and watching some of his other installations, I couldn’t help but to wonder how much time he must have put in to his projects and I am completely stunned by his jaw dropping work. I won’t bore you with a list of his exhibitions and achievements turning this in to an horizontal fact sheet that wouldn’t give you any more pleasure than reading a milk carton and waste your precious time. I will however post one of his video installations and hope that you will enjoy it as much as I have. If you feel like I did, that one video alone is far too little to quiet your craving for more of his amazing work, you can visit his website: marcobrambilla.com.

Civilization by Marco Brambilla: