Well, after seeing his experimental film "sonic outlaws" I decided to write my post on director Craig Baldwin. Three facts I've discovered about him on wikipedia are as follows:
1. He considers himself a "collage artist" rather than simply a filmmaker.
In other words, he contributes freely to the growth and development of modern art by using a series of samples/collections of various film clips and images derived from other artists. He then alters and manipulates these clips to explore and formulate his own artistic expression...it is more commonly known as "media archaeology."
2. Baldwin has incorporated many of his theories of film-making from his political influence from movements such as Situationist International.
This group apparently was a 1960s international movement that really emphasized art as a real-life form that reflects the experience through new media, rather than foreign historical influence.
3. Here is link to an image from his work "Wild Gunman" which was a film commenting on political imperialism in American Culture with several clips from American Cowboy films or "Westerns."
http://www.hi-beam.net/mkr/cb/cb-wg.jpg
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