Takeshi Murata

Takeshi Murata

Takeshi Murata (b. 1974) is an American contemporary artist who creates digital media artworks using video and computer animation techniques. “The decision to focus on animation came naturally. I've always loved cartoons, and when I finally saw experimental animation, and what independent artists were making outside of the studio system, I knew it’s what I wanted to do.” In 2007 he had a solo exhibition, Black Box: Takeshi Murata, at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. His 2006 work 'Pink Dot' is in the Hirshhorn's permanent collection, and his 2005 work 'Monster Movie' is in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. His 2013 short film 'OM Rider' was selected to screen as an animated short film at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. Key works completed by Murata in the mid-2000s exploited the introduction of distortions to previously recorded videos, a practice commonly found in glitch art. A 2009 article in Artforum about Murata's art noted that "the artificial palette, flashing lights, abstract patterns, and coarsely pixelated texture of Pink Dot and other works by Murata locate him in the tradition of electronic animation pioneered by John Whitney and Lillian Schwartz. But while his predecessors were testing the computer's ability to replicate the cinematic illusion of movement, Murata uses the tools of consumer-level film-editing software to undo that illusion, with trails of pixel dust tracking the changing positions of the image from frame to frame."

  • Title: Takeshi Murata
  • Popularity: 0.001
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1974-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Homepage: http://www.takeshimurata.com/
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Takeshi Murata Movies

  • 2023
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    Larry

    Larry

    10 2023 HD

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  • 1997
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    Made in the Shade

    Made in the Shade

    1 1997 HD

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  • 2012
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    Street Trash

    Street Trash

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2009
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    No Match

    No Match

    1 2009 HD

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  • 2012
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    Shiboogi

    Shiboogi

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2012
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    Night Moves

    Night Moves

    1 2012 HD

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  • 2003
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    Melter 2

    Melter 2

    1 2003 HD

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  • 2007
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    Untitled (Pink Dot)

    Untitled (Pink Dot)

    7.5 2007 HD

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  • 2005
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    Monster Movie

    Monster Movie

    7.3 2005 HD

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  • 2006
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    Silver

    Silver

    1 2006 HD

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  • 2004
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    Cone Eater

    Cone Eater

    5 2004 HD

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  • 2007
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    Escape Spirit Videoslime

    Escape Spirit Videoslime

    1 2007 HD

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  • 2010
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    Infinite Doors

    Infinite Doors

    8 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    I, Popeye

    I, Popeye

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2008
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    Homestead Grays

    Homestead Grays

    1 2008 HD

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  • 2013
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    OM Rider

    OM Rider

    1 2013 HD

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  • 2007
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    Timewarp Experiment

    Timewarp Experiment

    8 2007 HD

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  • 2018
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    Donuts

    Donuts

    1 2018 HD

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