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Robert Daniel Flowers, PhD     

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Humanities – Aesthetic Studies (emphasis: Art and Technology). University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas (August, 2010).
M.F.A. in Filmmaking, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California (1992)
B.F.A. in Art, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, (1988)

DISSERTATION ABSTRACT

Experimental Cinema in the Age of Binary Data: The Digital Alternative to the Celluloid Image:
This dissertation establishes the experimental filmmaker’s current and future position in a digital environment that continues to grow exponentially. It examines the digital video medium and its encroachment into the terrain of celluloid based cinema. The project questions the validity of experimental filmmakers’ continuing use of traditional technology and explores modern alternatives to the avant-garde’s established and stagnating methods of content creation, manipulation, delivery, and presentation. Perhaps the most important and controversial of these alternatives to be addressed is DVD video and its repercussions. Experimental cinema is advancing using the most cost effective, and efficient means to express that tradition, whether it is celluloid, digital video, digital cinema, or some obscure format. There is no doubt that digital technology is encompassing all forms of image capture, as did the photochemical medium more than a century before. Just as that ushered in a new avant-garde, so too will today’s electronic and computer-based cinema. This new toolset will arguably modify traditional aesthetics in countless and unforeseeable ways, despite its current infancy. Building on a rich history of innovation, yet remaining in obscurity, experimental cinema can now through media such as the DVD, streaming video, and Blu-ray, evangelize as never before. At this point in time, the available options presented by digital video are so vast that one can almost be consumed by the technology. Despite the overwhelming breadth of the medium, the advantages and territory it exposes far outweigh any reasonable dissent. For experimental cinema the digital video revolution is its saving grace, unencumbered by celluloid’s slow demise and third party relationships, makers are finally un-tethered.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Stipend, Victory Media Network (2006)
President’s and Dean’s Honor Roll, University of Oklahoma (1990 – 86)
Ben Y. Barnett Art Scholarship, University of Oklahoma (1989 – 88)
Gold Award for Most Outstanding Senior, University of Oklahoma (1988)
Graduated with Special Distinction, University of Oklahoma (1988)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Substitute Teacher – Lee County School System (2015)
Adjunct Instructor – Florida State University (Spring 2013)
Lecturer – Advanced Computing Center for the Arts and Design, Ohio State University (W. QTR 2012)
Adjunct Instructor – Richland College, Dallas, Texas (Jan. 2004 – Aug. 2011)
Multimedia Lab Instructor – Richland College, Dallas, Tex (Aug. 2006 – Aug. 2011)
Adjunct Instructor – Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX (Spring 2007)
Teaching Assistant – San Francisco Art Institute (Fall 1991 – Spring 1992)
Film/Video Equipment/Studio Instructor – San Francisco Art Institute (Fall 1990 – Spring 1992)

CLASSES TAUGHT

Video Art – (Florida State University)
Interdisciplinary Research Seminar in Computer Technology in the Arts – (Ohio State University)
Introduction to Digital Video – (Richland College)
Advanced Digital Video – (Richland College)
Special Topics: Video Demo Reel – (Richland College)
Film production I – (Southern Methodist University)
Video Yearbook I – (Richland Collegiate High School)
Video Yearbook II – (Richland Collegiate High School)

PUBLICATIONS

Dissertation Abstract: Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA) / Leonardo Abstract Services (LABS), 2011

GUEST ARTIST/LECTURER

Georgia Southwestern University – The Digital Environment (October 2012)
University of Texas at Dallas, TX – Class: Glitch: from Analog to Digital (2010)
Bergen County Community College, NJ – Class: History of Animation (2006)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Test Procter – Darton State College (Dec. 2014 – July, 2016)
We Are One – ASU Campus Suicide Prevention Grant – Albany State University (2104 – Present)
Media Consultant – HBCU CFE Mini-Grant – Albany State University (Oct. 2014 – May 2015)
Freelance Multimedia and IT Specialist – (Dallas, TX Leesburg, GA) (2003 – Present)
     (Video editing and compositing, graphic design, computer repair, consulting, and troubleshooter)
Media Consultant – HBCU CFE Mini-Grant – Albany State University (Present)
Technology Designer – Museum Arts (Dallas, TX) (April 2000 – July 2003)
     (Graphic, web and exhibit design, photography, video editing/animation, technical research, IT).
Senior Camera Service Technician – Oppenheimer Camera (Portland, OR) (Nov. 1998 – Oct. 1999)
     (Maintained and repaired cameras, lenses, and IT).
Camera Service Technician – CineRent West (San Francisco, CA) (June 1998 – Nov. 1998)
     (Maintained and repaired cameras, lenses and Macintosh computers).
Camera Service Technician – Panavision and Victor Duncan (Dallas, TX) (Maintained and repaired cameras,
     lenses and Macintosh computers). (Nov. 1995 – June 1998).
Camera Preparation Technician – Ultravision (Hollywood, CA) (Feb. 1994 – June 1995)
     (prepared cameras, lenses and support equipment for rental).
Freelance Photographer – Richard Mullins Design (Dallas, TX) (May 1993 – Jan. 1995)

MEMBERSHIP

Canyon Cinema Cooperative, San Francisco CA. Member since 1992
College Art Association. Member since 2007

COLLECTIONS

Aurora Video Library, www.aurorapictureshow.org
Film Collection of Martin Rumsby, www.rumsby.net/martin

SOFTWARE

Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Encore, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Sound Forge. Windows OS and Mac OS (All versions). Additionally I have a familiarity with Maya, Flash, Audition, AVID, Final Cut Pro, and InDesign

EXHIBITIONS PROGRAMMED

2010              Reflexivity Hum – Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas TX (co- curated)
2008              Digital Kinesis 01 – An evening of digital video with Gregg Biermann
2006              Rhythmic Patterns – Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas TX
1992              M.F.A Graduate Film Screening – San Francisco Art Institute

GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

2014 – 15      Laboratory – Zuckerman Museum of Art at Kennesaw State University
2013              Proto-Cinematic Investigations – Bergen Gallery, Paramus NJ
2012              Dynamism of a Figure – James Earl Carter Library Gallery, Americus GA (Solo)
2011              Glitch ”Metroplex Video” – Centraltrak Gallery, Dallas TX
2010              Aurora – Cedars Open Studios – Dallas Heritage Village, Dallas TX
2010              35mm @ Richland College Faculty Exhibit – Brazos Gallery Richland College, Dallas TX
2010              35mm @ The End of Commerce – Ro2Art/ McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas TX
2010              35mm @ Atrium Gallery, Brookhaven College, Dallas TX, (Solo)
2010              Twenty Plus Version 2 – the McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas TX
2010              Reflexivity Hum – Mighty Fine Arts Gallery, Dallas TX
2010              35mm @ Flickerlounge – DiverseWorks (with Aurora Picture Show), Houston TX, (Solo)
2009              35mm @ Centraltrak Gallery, Dallas TX, (Solo)
2009              Open Sequences ~ Infinite Data – McKinney Avenue Contemporary, Dallas TX
2008              Digital Divide – Art Space 111, Ft. Worth TX
2008              On Game – Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Texas at Dallas
2008              ech_o – Centraltrak Gallery, Dallas TX
2006              inter-play – Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Texas at Dallas
2006              Faculty Biennial Exhibition – Brazos Gallery Richland College, Dallas TX
2006              inter-play – Guanajuato Mexico
2006              Patternage – The Continental Gallery, Dallas TX
2006              Driver – Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas TX
2005              Moving Pictures – The Dallas Center for Contemporary Art
2005              Space Invaders – Eugene Binder Gallery, Marfa TX
2005              Space Invaders – Visual Arts Gallery at the University of Texas at Dallas
2004              Richland College Faculty Exhibit – Brazos Gallery Richland College, Dallas TX

FILM FESTIVALS AND SCREENINGS

2008              Austin Underground Film Festival (Psych Nite)
2007 – Pres.  Victory Arts Plaza – Dallas
2007              The 15th Annual Richland College Computer Arts Festival
2006              Millennium Film Workshop, NYC (Nov.) (Solo)
2006              ATEC Showcase, University of Texas at Dallas
2004 – 07       Onion City Experimental Film and Video Festival, Chicago
2006              Rhythmic Patterns – Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas TX
1998              Camel Private Screenings: Apocalyptic Visions – Denver, Atlanta, Chicago, Philadelphia
1998              Light and Time, Chopin Theater – Chicago Filmmakers
1998              Robert Beck Memorial Cinema, NYC
1997              X-Films at Lunar Cabaret, Chicago (solo)
1993, 94, 96  Anthology Film Archive, NYC
1996             X-Film at Massachusetts College of Art Film Society in Boston, University of Buffalo,
                     University of Binghamton, University of Chicago, Union Cinema in Milwaukee,
                     Orgone Cinema in Pittsburgh
1995              International Cinema Museum, Chicago
1995              Vancouver Cinematheque
1994              Chicago Filmmakers
1993              Lubbock or Leave It Art Gallery, Austin, Texas
1993              San Francisco Cinematheque: Last Generation Filmmakers
1992              M.F.A. Graduate Film Screening, San Francisco Art Institute
1992              No Nothing Cinema, San Francisco
1990              Kent State Experimental Film Festival
1989 – 90      Ann Arbor Experimental Film Festival
1989              Athens International Film Festival
1989              Humboldt International Film Festival
1986 – 90      University of Oklahoma Film Festival

FEATURE LENGTH SCREENPLAYS

Pres.             Umbra, (Science Fiction, In-Progress)
2016              The Pyramid Room, (Science Fiction, 90 pages, un-produced)
2015              Five – Hundred, (Horror, Crime, 100 pages, un-produced)

FILM/VIDEOGRAPHY (partial listing)

Pres.             Umbra, (Feature Length Sci Fi, Pre-Production)
Pres.             Bullets or Gum, (In Progress, HD)
2014.             Dynamism of a Figure No. 2, (Infinite loop video triptych, animated, HD,16×9, stereo, 3-Blu-ray discs)
2012              Dynamism of a Figure, (Infinite loop video triptych, animated, HD,16×9, stereo, 3-Blu-ray discs)
2009              Disjecta Membra, 9.5 min. 35mm film and digital video, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2009              Soft Film Poem, (3.5 min. 35mm film and digital video, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2009              X-rated, (3.5 min. 35mm film and digital video, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2009              I AM A STAR, (3 min, 35mm film and digital video, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2008              Canned Meat, (13 min, 35mm film and digital video, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2007              The Lucifer Project, (45 min, animated, 16×9, 5.1 Dolby Digital, DVD).
2007              Stereoscopic Experiment for Audience No. 2, (9.5 min, animated, 16×9, 5.1 Dolby, DVD)
2007              Alien Life Study No. 1, (Infinite loop, animated, 16×9, silent, DVD).
2006              6 videos for Octa-Screen Display, (12min. animated, stereo, High Definition Video).
2006              Unidentified Foreign Objects (U.F.O.s), (6.5 min, animated, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2006              Stereoscopic Experiment for Audience No. 1, (8 min, anaglyphic 3D, animated, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2006              GridCode, (2 min, animated, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2005              Light-Bearer, (9.5 min, animated, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2005              SkyClimber, (9.5 min, live-action, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2004              90th Birthday, (Infinite random play, live-action, 16×9, stereo, DVD).
2003              110303, (18 min, animated, 16×9, 5.1 Dolby Digital, DVD).
2001              Circle and Line Study, (12 min, animated, 16×9, 5.1 Dolby Digital, DVD).
1998              Luna, feature-length film (In-Progress)
1996              Buy It Now, (unfinished (missing), stereo, digital video – S-VHS).
1993              Warheads, (15 min, live-action, mono, 16mm film).
1991              Are There Fairies Dancing On The Lawn? And If There Are, Can I Catch Them In A Net? (25 min, live-action, mono, 16mm film).
1989              Adam Went On To Till The Soil…But What Ever Happened To Eve? (11 min, live-action, mono, 16mm film).
1988              The Garden of Eden, (11 min, live-action, mono, 16mm film).
1988              Gas Heat, (8 continuous hours in “real-time”, live-action, mono, VHS).
1987              TV, (3 min, animated, mono, 16mm film).
1986              Psychedelic Impressions, (3 min, animated, mono, 16mm film).
1985              Hand-A-Mation, (2.5 min, animated, mono, Super-8mm film).

Online Video Portfolio

References Upon Request