Standish Dyer Lawder (1936 – 21 June 2014) was an American artist, art historian and inventor, who contributed to the structural film movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[1]
For several decades Standish ran a Community Non-Profit Darkroom called the Denver Darkroom. It began as Standish's dream workspace which he cordially extended to visiting Filmmakers, Artists, Journalists and Friends. It was an artistic hotspot housing a large commercial-size black and white darkroom, studios, a library, a kitchen, a dining room/ gallery and sleeping lofts/ prop storage. The demand for the community darkroom was huge and it became a non-profit in 1998, accepting paid memberships to cover operating costs. Beginning in 2000 classes in Photography were offered by Artists and faculty of Metropolitan State College of Denver (now MSU) at the Denver Darkroom.
Lawder's wife, Ursula, was the daughter of Richard Strauss-Ruppel and Frieda Ruppel, who later married Dadaist artist Hans Richter. Lawder died in 2014.[5]
Filmographyedit
His body of work is purported to span over 25 films and his literary works encapsulates several essays on experimental film.[2] His first endeavors with experimental films started in his basement during a sabbatical of his in the late 1960s and early 1970s.[6] One of his works during this span, Necrology, has been cited by fellow filmmaker Hollis Frampton as "the sickest joke I've ever seen on film".[7]
For the production of his first two films, Runaway and Corridor, Lawder built his own contact printer using an incandescent light bulb housed within a coffee can.[8][9] With it, he would expose his films by manipulating the brightness of the light bulb, then shined the beam it created through the flashlight tube to the film gate of his camera.[8]
Preservationedit
The Academy Film Archive has preserved several of Standish Lawder's films, including Necrology, Catfilm For Katy and Cynnie and Raindance.[10]
Lawder, Standish D. (Winter 1961–62). "Ernest Wilhelm Nay: An Evaluation of His Recent Paintings". Art Journal. 21 (2). College Art Association: 101–3. JSTOR 774261.
———; Knoll, M.; Kugler, J.; Höfer, O. (1963). "Effects of Chemical Stimulation of Electrically-Induced Phosphenes on their Bandwidth, Shape, Number and Intensity". Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery. 23 (3). Basel: 201–26. doi:10.1159/000104299. ISSN 1011-6125. PMID 14033808.
"Fernand Leger and Ballet Mechanique". Image. 2 (6). London. October 1965.[page needed]
^ abc"Standish Lawder biography". The Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego. University of California, San Diego. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^ abcHalter, Ed (4 December 2007). "Visions of Grandeur". The Village Voice. New York City. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
^Treasures IV: American Avant-Garde Film, 1947–1986 (Media notes). Los Angeles: Image Entertainment. 2008. NATD4737DVD. from the original on 3 September 2011. Alt URL
^Gerard, Lillian; Shaw, Elizabeth (3 March 1970). "Cineprobe presents experimental films by Standish Lawder" (PDF) (Press release). New York City: Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^ abToscano, Mark (28 November 2007). "A contact printer". Preservation Insanity. Los Angeles: Blogger. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
^"Stu Brown Sextet: Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals" (Press release). London: no.w.here. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
Escalators to Eternity: The Choir Made Visible in Standish Lawder's Necrology - a video essay by Art & Trash on Vimeo
January 01, 1970
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Standish Dyer Lawder 1936 21 June 2014 was an American artist art historian and inventor who contributed to the structural film movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Filmography 3 Preservation 4 Selected filmography 5 Bibliography 5 1 Books 5 2 Essays 6 References 7 External linksBiography editBorn in Connecticut in 1936 Lawder attended Williams College and the National Autonomous University of Mexico as an undergraduate and studied at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich 2 While at the University of Munich he became a test subject for a neurologist researching phosphenes at around 1960 3 During these experiments he was injected with measured amounts of LSD mescaline and psilocybin and spent a whole day in the clinic 3 In this he became an early subject of psychedelics 3 Afterwards he received his doctor of philosophy as an art historian at Yale University 2 His thesis which was later published as The Cubist Cinema examines the correlation between the history of film and its impact on modern art described as a holistic overview by Anthony Reveaux in Film Quarterly 4 For several decades Standish ran a Community Non Profit Darkroom called the Denver Darkroom It began as Standish s dream workspace which he cordially extended to visiting Filmmakers Artists Journalists and Friends It was an artistic hotspot housing a large commercial size black and white darkroom studios a library a kitchen a dining room gallery and sleeping lofts prop storage The demand for the community darkroom was huge and it became a non profit in 1998 accepting paid memberships to cover operating costs Beginning in 2000 classes in Photography were offered by Artists and faculty of Metropolitan State College of Denver now MSU at the Denver Darkroom Lawder s wife Ursula was the daughter of Richard Strauss Ruppel and Frieda Ruppel who later married Dadaist artist Hans Richter Lawder died in 2014 5 Filmography editHis body of work is purported to span over 25 films and his literary works encapsulates several essays on experimental film 2 His first endeavors with experimental films started in his basement during a sabbatical of his in the late 1960s and early 1970s 6 One of his works during this span Necrology has been cited by fellow filmmaker Hollis Frampton as the sickest joke I ve ever seen on film 7 For the production of his first two films Runaway and Corridor Lawder built his own contact printer using an incandescent light bulb housed within a coffee can 8 9 With it he would expose his films by manipulating the brightness of the light bulb then shined the beam it created through the flashlight tube to the film gate of his camera 8 Preservation editThe Academy Film Archive has preserved several of Standish Lawder s films including Necrology Catfilm For Katy and Cynnie and Raindance 10 Selected filmography edit3 x 3 A Tic Tac Toe Sonata in 3 Moves 1963 Budget Film 1969 Catfilm for Ursula 1969 Construction Job 1969 Eleven Different Horses 1969 Headfilm 1969 Roadfilm 1969 Runaway 1969 Specific Gravity 1969 Corridor 1970 Dangling Participle 1970 Necrology 1971 Color Film 1971 Prime Time 1972 Raindance 1972 Sixty Suicide Notes 1972 Sunday in Southbury 1972 Automatic Diaries 1971 73 1973 Catfilm for Katy and Cynnie 1973 Regeneration 1980 Bibliography editBooks edit The Cubist Cinema New York New York University Press 1970 ISBN 978 0814749579 Essays edit Lawder Standish D Winter 1961 62 Ernest Wilhelm Nay An Evaluation of His Recent Paintings Art Journal 21 2 College Art Association 101 3 JSTOR 774261 Knoll M Kugler J Hofer O 1963 Effects of Chemical Stimulation of Electrically Induced Phosphenes on their Bandwidth Shape Number and Intensity Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 23 3 Basel 201 26 doi 10 1159 000104299 ISSN 1011 6125 PMID 14033808 Fernand Leger and Ballet Mechanique Image 2 6 London October 1965 page needed Sitney P Adams ed 1975 Eisenstein and Constructivism Essential Cinema 2 1 New York University Press New York ISBN 978 0814777671 page needed References edit One Night Standish Lawder Harvard Film Archive Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Library 23 September 2013 Retrieved 8 November 2013 a b c Standish Lawder biography The Visual Arts Department at UC San Diego University of California San Diego 21 June 2013 Retrieved 8 November 2013 a b c Halter Ed 4 December 2007 Visions of Grandeur The Village Voice New York City Retrieved 7 December 2013 Reveaux Anthony Summer 1976 The Cubist Cinema by Standish D Lawder Film Quarterly 29 4 Berkeley California University of California Press 27 9 doi 10 2307 1211605 JSTOR 1211605 Hudson David Standish Lawder 1936 2014 Fandor Retrieved 20 May 2014 Treasures IV American Avant Garde Film 1947 1986 Media notes Los Angeles Image Entertainment 2008 NATD4737DVD Archived from the original on 3 September 2011 Alt URL Gerard Lillian Shaw Elizabeth 3 March 1970 Cineprobe presents experimental films by Standish Lawder PDF Press release New York City Museum of Modern Art Retrieved 8 November 2013 a b Toscano Mark 28 November 2007 A contact printer Preservation Insanity Los Angeles Blogger Retrieved 8 November 2013 Stu Brown Sextet Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals Press release London no w here 14 October 2008 Retrieved 10 November 2011 Preserved Projects Academy Film Archive External links editStandish Lawder at IMDb 1 on Ubuweb Escalators to Eternity The Choir Made Visible in Standish Lawder s Necrology a video essay by Art amp Trash on Vimeo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Standish Lawder amp oldid 1212373069, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
