Q. How do you know when art is going in a new direction?

A. When an artist uses materials in new and innovative ways, when they mix mediums, when they work with entirely new subject matter, or when they extend traditional ideas and themes, they are generally considered innovators. The video still above is the work of Bojan Sarcevic (Film 4). Sarcevic is using materials in a highly innovative way and in the piece above he is essentially creating an abstract sculptural (3 dimensional) drawing in film. Sarcevic’s fragile constructs have very complex references and are open to viewer interpretation. These are experiments with the essential components of art making – form, line and volume – and their minimal beauty and fragility are fascinatingly fresh and new.