Bec Stupak
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Bec Stupak is a video and performance artist working in Brooklyn, New York. Her work uses collage, repetition and shifting fields of bright color to create psychedelic animations and films. She got her start early on as a VJ
at rave
s, performing around the world and as a regular performer at Lonnie Fischer's Ultraworld events at the D.C. Armory.
She was named Art Director of New Media at Atlantic Records
in 2000 and remained there until 2003, creating online content and overseeing websites for all Atlantic artists including Lil' Kim
, T.I.
, Trick Daddy
, Jewel
, Brandy
and many others. Stupak started working with the New York based collective Assume Vivid Astro Focus in 2002. Their first collaboration was Freebird, which was quickly followed by Walking on Thin Ice. In 2004, the collective was featured in the Whitney Biennial
.
Stupak's first solo show, "Radical Earth Magic Flower", premiered in 2006 at Deitch Projects
gallery in New York. The show featured a number of videos including her blind remake of Jack Smith
's 1962 cult classic Flaming Creatures
.
Stupak returned to Deitch Projects in 2007 for a one night engagement along with The Dazzle Dancers
to premiere their music video collaboration "The Love Boat". Also in 2007, Stupak began a collaboration with the Joshua Light Show, which was originally the house lightshow
at the Fillmore East
in the 1960s.
VJ (video performance artist)
VJing is a broad designation for realtime visual performance. Characteristics of VJing are the creation or manipulation of imagery in realtime through technological mediation and for an audience, in synchronization to music. VJing often takes place at events such as concerts, nightclubs, music...
at rave
Rave
Rave, rave dance, and rave party are parties that originated mostly from acid house parties, which featured fast-paced electronic music and light shows. At these parties people dance and socialize to dance music played by disc jockeys and occasionally live performers...
s, performing around the world and as a regular performer at Lonnie Fischer's Ultraworld events at the D.C. Armory.
She was named Art Director of New Media at Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
in 2000 and remained there until 2003, creating online content and overseeing websites for all Atlantic artists including Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim
Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is an American rapper and actress who was a member of the group Junior M.A.F.I.A.....
, T.I.
T.I.
Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr. , better known by his stage name T.I., is an American rap artist, film and music producer, actor and author. He is also the founder and co-chief executive officer of Grand Hustle Records....
, Trick Daddy
Trick Daddy
Maurice Young , better known by his stage name Trick Daddy, is a certified platinum American rapper and producer from Miami, Florida.-Music career:...
, Jewel
Jewel (singer)
Jewel Kilcher , professionally known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress and poet...
, Brandy
Brandy Norwood
Brandy Rayana Norwood , known professionally as Brandy, is an American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and dancer. In 2009, she introduced her rap alter-ego Bran'Nu....
and many others. Stupak started working with the New York based collective Assume Vivid Astro Focus in 2002. Their first collaboration was Freebird, which was quickly followed by Walking on Thin Ice. In 2004, the collective was featured in the Whitney Biennial
Whitney Biennial
The Whitney Biennial is a biennale exhibition of contemporary American art, typically by young and lesser known artists, on display at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, USA. The event began as an annual exhibition in 1932, the first biennial was in 1973...
.
Stupak's first solo show, "Radical Earth Magic Flower", premiered in 2006 at Deitch Projects
Deitch Projects
Deitch Projects was a contemporary art gallery in New York City founded by Jeffrey Deitch.-History:Since opening with a performance by Vanessa Beecroft in February 1996, the gallery has presented nearly one hundred and eighteen solo exhibitions and projects, ten thematic exhibitions, and a few...
gallery in New York. The show featured a number of videos including her blind remake of Jack Smith
Jack Smith (film director)
Jack Smith was an American filmmaker, actor, and pioneer of underground cinema...
's 1962 cult classic Flaming Creatures
Flaming Creatures
Flaming Creatures is an American experimental film by filmmaker Jack Smith. Due to its surreal, graphic depiction of sexuality, the film was seized by the police at its premiere, and was officially determined to be obscene by a New York Criminal Court. The 43-minute featurette attracted media and...
.
Stupak returned to Deitch Projects in 2007 for a one night engagement along with The Dazzle Dancers
The Dazzle Dancers
The Dazzle Dancers are a performance group founded in 1996 in New York City's Tompkins Square Park during Wignot by artist Mike Albo and Grover Guinta...
to premiere their music video collaboration "The Love Boat". Also in 2007, Stupak began a collaboration with the Joshua Light Show, which was originally the house lightshow
Laser lighting display
A laser lighting display or laser light show involves the use of laser light to entertain an audience. A laser light show may consist only of projected laser beams set to music, or may accompany another form of entertainment, typically a dance concert or other musical performance.Laser light is...
at the Fillmore East
Fillmore East
The Fillmore East was rock promoter Bill Graham's rock venue on Second Avenue near East 6th Street in the East Village neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York City. It was open from 1968 to 1971, and featured some of the biggest acts in rock music at the time...
in the 1960s.