What Michael Cesarcyck Says Regarding The Wolfean Appetites Of Alex Itin (Orson Whales, Hub, Frost Bite, and The Phonometricians On Cosmic Fire)
Orson Whales from Alex Itin on Vimeo.
Alex Itin will never die of boredom, and should you find yourself in the presence of his art, you are likely to have the same security.
An intensely engaging man of Wolfean appetites and ambitions, Itin seems intent not only on consuming the entire world, but remaking it in his own image, inch by inch if need be.
He has been active in New York’s underground art scene for years and is best known for viral videos blending music, original skeletal animation and classic movie clips in stream-of-consciousness narratives. “Orson Whales”, the most popular of these pieces, ecstatically interweaves parts of Citizen Kane with surreal animation drawn on the pages of Moby-Dick, against a soundtrack including Led Zeppelin’s “Moby-Dick”, and Welles’ reading of the novel’s famous sermon from one of his unfinished films.
And yet the videos are just the tip of an exponential, Nereusian iceberg. Itin has a reputation for prodigality and an infectious enthusiasm for ideas. During an eight minute conversation at one of his exhibits, for instance, he discussed racial stratification in ancient Egypt, de Kooning’s sex life, the divinity of Brian Wilson, and the comparative merits of European and American wines. His work is no less kaleidoscopic. A recent exhibit at 17 Frost Street Space showcased a staggering versatility with media and styles.
Article by Michael Cesarcyck
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