Paul Sharits
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Trained as a graphic artist and a painter, Paul Sharits became an avant-garde filmmaker noted for manipulating the film stock itself to create a variety of fascinating, abstract light and colorplays when projected on the screen. Fans hail the effects hallucinogenic, while his detractors find them garish. Sharits is also known for establishing experimental film groups at prominent universities, including one at the University of Indiana where he studied. He later taught and developed an undergraduate film program at Antioch College. Between 1973 and 1992, Sharits taught at the Center for Media Study at the State University of New York. His films can be seen in various U.S. and European museums, film centers, and libraries. Much of his work can be found in the Anthology Film Archives in New York City. ~ Sandra Brennan,
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Bad Burns (1982)
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Fluxfilm Anthology 1962-1970 (2010)
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Tirgu Jiu (1976)
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Episodic Generation (1978)
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Shutter Interface (1975)
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Wrist Trick (1965)
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Rapture (1987)
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Apparent Motion (1975)
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Dream Displacement (1976)
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3D Movie (1975)
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3rd Degree (1982)
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Word Movie (1966)
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Razor Blades (1968)
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Tails (1976)
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Synchronousoundtracks (1974)
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Axiomatic Granularity (1973)
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Wintercourse (1962)
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Declarative Mode (1977)
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Inferential Current (1971)
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Sound Strip/Film Strip (1972)
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Piece Mandala/End War (1966)
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Unrolling Event (1965)
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Brancusi's Sculpture Garden at Tirgu Jiu (1984)
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T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G (1969)
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Vertical Contiguity (1974)
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Analytical Studies I: The Film Frame (1971)
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S:TREAM:S:S:ECTION:S:ECTION:S:S:ECTIONED (1971)
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Ray Gun Virus (1966)
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Passare I (Italia) (1979)
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Sears Catalogue 1-3 (1965)
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N:O:T:H:I:N:G (1968)
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Element Studies: Earth/Water/Sky/Fire (1971)
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Analytical Studies IV: Blank Color Frames (1976)
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Dots 1 & 2 (1965)
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Color Sound Frames (1974)
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Analytical Studies II: Unframed Lines (1971)
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Sketches in Hawaii (1981)
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Epileptic Seizure Comparison (1976)
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Analytical Studies III - Color Frame Passages (1974)
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Figment I: Fluxglam Voyage in Search of the Real Maciunas (1986)
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The Forgetting of Impressions and Intentions (1974)
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