Mastodon's Dry Bone Valley
To create the video for their new single Dry Bone Valley, Mastodon teamed up with noted fine artist Tim Biskup, a long-time friend, who boasts a complex color and design theories and a decidedly populist aesthetic. Or so some artsy-fartsy critic tells me. This collaboration with Mastodon marks Biskup's first foray into film/video work in nearly six years.
"Doing video for 'Dry Bone Valley' was a dream project," says Biskup. "The band's aesthetic has always been interesting and inspiring to me and I think what I do aligns with their music. When I pitched my idea, it was very vague - like a stream-of-consciousness poem - more than a traditional treatment. They were on board from the start and willing to trust me and let me experiment. It let me follow the same kind of path that I go down when I work on improvised paintings and sculptures. I love working on film, but finding people who trust me enough to just let me do my thing is tricky, so I'm thrilled to venture back in with this project."
Ok that was a pretty lofty description and rather than ruin the video with my thoughts, I am going to let you experience it completely unedited and unfiltered through my hazy lens.
"Doing video for 'Dry Bone Valley' was a dream project," says Biskup. "The band's aesthetic has always been interesting and inspiring to me and I think what I do aligns with their music. When I pitched my idea, it was very vague - like a stream-of-consciousness poem - more than a traditional treatment. They were on board from the start and willing to trust me and let me experiment. It let me follow the same kind of path that I go down when I work on improvised paintings and sculptures. I love working on film, but finding people who trust me enough to just let me do my thing is tricky, so I'm thrilled to venture back in with this project."
Ok that was a pretty lofty description and rather than ruin the video with my thoughts, I am going to let you experience it completely unedited and unfiltered through my hazy lens.
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