The artist I chose to write about goes by the name Toby Lockerbie. He is an English artist who dabbles in photography as well as video. He claims to be first and foremost a photographer, but his videos are exquisite and done quite well. His main focus are music videos. He started his professional career in 2005, but had his big break in the UK in 2007. Most of his videos are based on the new upcoming hip hop/alternative group Rizzle Kicks. They feature two fun and candid UK men getting into all sorts of trouble and different themes. His videos consist of only music videos, his best and most visually stimulating video in my personal opinion is that of “Prophets” which is a music video performed by Rizzle Kicks. It is a mix of 960 long exposure photos meshed together to give a video feel to it. (which I have posted to the blog previously) Toby got his inspiration from the Rolling Stones video “Like a Rolling Stone”. Which is a video made completely of photographs.
His video works are all mostly done from June 2010 until now. Lockerbie has done 9 music videos in this past year. He is sure to make news as he becomes paired with more UK artists such as Jessie J to make intricate videos. These videos are not simply your average music video. There are no dancing hoochies with shots of the main singer swinging his hands in the air with no artistic thought in mind. These are works of art honestly if you get a chance check out his website
www.tobylockerbie.com. His photos are also worth a look as they match his incredible video skills.
Written By: Keri Hare
The video you blogged before of his was so intense! I really liked the way he used the long exposures to make it look like a video. I think it's very fitting for you to choose a music video artist because of your interest in music, but I almost expected you to pick a commercial video artist. As a fan of quality hip-hop, I appreciate when the videos going along with the songs are also of high caliber. Have you seen the Runaway video for Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album? It's 35 minutes long and absolutely stunning. Check it out!
ReplyDeleteI really liked Olly Murs - Acoustic - Heart Skips a Beat. All the multiple shots were really cool to see and gave a different perspective. Also his photography is outstanding. His images are beautiful. The way he captures the lighting and I really enjoyed the London setting.
ReplyDeleteI loved this video (Prophet) when you first posted it forever ago, and I'm very happy you decided to write about the creator. I had been wondering what processes were used in the making of Prophet, and I'm honestly surprised that there wasn't more to it, which is not to say that I'm unimpressed; the beautiful lighting and composition truly make this video pop. You might want to check out "The Johnny Cash Project" which I had posted a while back. It's VERY similar in the way in which it is put together, with individual and unique drawings/collages/photographs which produce a seamless animation of the last song Johnny Cash recorded before he passed away
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