CURRENT PROJECTS
Burning Man:
The Movie
Approx. 110 mins., Super 16mm - due Fall 2013
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Burning
Man is the definitive American cultural phenomenon of the turn of the century. Defined by active participation, the festival has grown exponentially over its 20-year history, from a handful of spectators to well over 35,000 participants, each with their own sense of what it all means. In 1993, Harrod Blank perceived something revolutionary in the freedom and expression of Burning Man. He embarked upon an extensive inside look and has been at the festival, 16mm camera in hand, every year since.
The film loosely follows Blank, as a participant/voyeur who participates with his art cars, and observes through his lens.
The film will offer a cumulative look at the event and its growth, focusing on the array of artistic expression.
The relationship between exhibitionism and voyeurism, seen so clearly at Burning Man, will be explored in depth. Mirroring the community spirit of the event, the film will be made up of the work and visions of many other photographers and filmmakers as well.
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Art Cars Book
New Release Now Available!
This brand new 2nd edition of "Art Cars," features 43 additional photos, a completely new chapter of 16 pages, and the Camera Van on the cover. Published in April 2007 by Blank Books, this is the most complete and contemporary book on this vital art form. Author & Photographer Harrod Blank, offers a guided tour of these visionary artists and their captivating creations, along with their inspiring stories, colorful photography, and a how-to section full of tips on creating your own Art Car! Appropriate for all ages. (8.5" X 11", 160 pages, 380 photos)
"Recommended for all public libraries and academic folk art collections" - Library Journal
Automorphosis
( Wild Wheels 2)
Approx. 77 mins., Super 16mm
What if you could morph your car into a mobile work of art, and drive it down the road for all to see? What would it look like? What would the world think of you? How would you be changed?
Subjects featured include Blank and his Camera
Van; world renowned spoon bender Uri Geller and his fork-and-spoon-covered “Peace Car”; Howard Davis’s “Telephone Car”
an obsession-driven telephone collection; and Leonard Knight, a religious
folk artist who’s painted his vehicles as well as most of an entire
mountain in the desert as a testament to his faith. Weaving his own
tale amidst the others, Blank, as narrator, is the glue that binds these
vibrant portraits.
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WILD
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WILD WHEELS is filmmaker Harrod Blank's comic and revealing exploration of Art Cars, personally customized automobiles which reflect the individualistic spirit of their drivers. Traveling across the country in his own wildly decorated VW bug, Blank discovers a memorable cast of real-life characters who are obsessed with transforming their cars into mobile works of art. ©1992 - 64 minutes
In the Land of The Owl Turds DVD
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Roland drives a dada art gallery on wheels and attracts more girls than he knows what to do with. Unfortunately, they seldom stick around. Can it be his chicken imitations? His dead animal skulls? His green body make-up? Can a handsome boy who feels like a Martian find happiness with earth girls? And if not, then with who? Or what?
©1987 - 30 minutes
THIS MOVIE, ABOUT AN ALIENATED ADOLESCENT, HAS EXPLICIT SEXUALITY AND LANGUAGE AND PARENTAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED. NOT RATED.
DRIVING
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Harrod Blank, who introduced the world to the art car with his movable epic Wild Wheels, is back with an in-depth look at the personalities behind these multi-wheeled works of art. This time, he focuses on Gene Pool's Grass Bus, Harry Sperl's Hamburger Harley, Hyler Bracey's horn and whistle adorned Bighorn, and his own two vehicles, Oh My God! and the one-of-a-kind Camera Van. ©1998 - 29 minutes
ART
CARS BOOK
Now Available
Harrod
Blank's latest book, Art Cars, 144 pages with 337 different color photographs,
features a totally new cast of artists and their art cars, including
text on each artist, a chapter on the history and influences of art
cars and a "How To" section. A must have book for anyone
just getting into art cars. Published
by Lark Books, 2002.
$18.95
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