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'''Prometheus''' research institute (SKB Prometei) was founded by [[Bulat M. Galeyev]] in [[1962]] in [[Kazan]], Soviet Union. Began as an amateur student construction department and later became the joint research institute "Prometheus" of A.N. Tupolev State Technical University of Kazan and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. The group combined kinetic electric light art with music. It developed several music-light instruments, including '''Prometheus-1''' (1962; used to conduct the first in USSR performance of Scriabin's "Prometheus", including lighting part in author's transcription)<ref>[http://prometheus.kai.ru/pr1_e.htm]</ref>,
 
'''Prometheus''' research institute (SKB Prometei) was founded by [[Bulat M. Galeyev]] in [[1962]] in [[Kazan]], Soviet Union. Began as an amateur student construction department and later became the joint research institute "Prometheus" of A.N. Tupolev State Technical University of Kazan and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. The group combined kinetic electric light art with music. It developed several music-light instruments, including '''Prometheus-1''' (1962; used to conduct the first in USSR performance of Scriabin's "Prometheus", including lighting part in author's transcription)<ref>[http://prometheus.kai.ru/pr1_e.htm]</ref>,
 
'''Prometheus-2''' (1963); in 1963-1964 used to perform visuals to the music by A.N.Scriabin, M.P.Musorgsky, N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov, I.F.Stravinsky, F.Z.Yarullin)<ref>[http://prometheus.kai.ru/pr2_e.htm]</ref>, '''Crystall''' (1966; during 1966-1970 used to perform visuals to the compositions ''Dark Flame'' by A.N.Scriabin, ''The Structures'' by P.Boulez, ''The Tears'' by A.Nemtin, ''The Firework'' by K.Debussy)<ref>[http://prometheus.kai.ru/kris_e.htm]</ref>, and  
 
'''Prometheus-2''' (1963); in 1963-1964 used to perform visuals to the music by A.N.Scriabin, M.P.Musorgsky, N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov, I.F.Stravinsky, F.Z.Yarullin)<ref>[http://prometheus.kai.ru/pr2_e.htm]</ref>, '''Crystall''' (1966; during 1966-1970 used to perform visuals to the compositions ''Dark Flame'' by A.N.Scriabin, ''The Structures'' by P.Boulez, ''The Tears'' by A.Nemtin, ''The Firework'' by K.Debussy)<ref>[http://prometheus.kai.ru/kris_e.htm]</ref>, and  
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'''Prometheus-3'''<ref>phttp://prometheus.kai.ru/pr3_e.htm]</ref>. In their public performances the motion and the colour of projected light images were manually controlled in an attempt to correlate them with either the individual qualities or the themes or with both of these aspects of music. The group believes that the manual control of kinetic images to obtain such correlations offers more hope for this type of artistic medium than audio-kinetic art using electronic and electro-mechanical devices to control the correlations automatically. The Group organizes periodic All-Soviet Union Conferences on 'Light and Music' (third was held from 27 June to 4 July 1975 at Kazan).
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'''Prometheus-3'''<ref>phttp://prometheus.kai.ru/pr3_e.htm]</ref>. In their public performances the motion and the colour of projected light images were manually controlled in an attempt to correlate them with either the individual qualities or the themes or with both of these aspects of music. The group believes that the manual control of kinetic images to obtain such correlations offers more hope for this type of artistic medium than audio-kinetic art using electronic and electro-mechanical devices to control the correlations automatically. The Group organizes periodic All-Soviet Union Conferences on 'Light and Music' (third was held from 27 June to 4 July 1975 at Kazan)<ref>[http://prometheus.kai.ru/konf_e.htm]</ref>. Their work include light concerts, light-music films, light-music videos, light architecture, applied light-music, applied light-music, spatial music, slide and music films, laser experiments, computer art experiments, and video art experiments<ref>[http://prometheus.kai.ru/ogl_e.htm]</ref>.
  
 
==Works==
 
==Works==
 
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<small>fragment from the concert using ''Crystall''</small>
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fragment from the concert using ''Crystall''
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<small>fragment from the concert using ''Prometheus-2''</small></div>
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/f/f4/Prometheus_-_fragment_from_the_concert_using_Prometheus-2.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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fragment from the concert using ''Prometheus-2''
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/a/a2/Prometheus_%281967%29_-_Crimson_chime_installation_in_Spasskaya_Tower_of_Kazan_Citadel.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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''Crimson Chime'' installation in Spasskaya Tower of Kazan Citadel, 1967
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/8/8e/Prometheus_%281968%29_-_The_system_of_dynamical_lighting_of_Kazan_Circus.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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The system of dynamical lighting of ''Kazan Circus'', 1968
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/3/35/Prometheus_%281969%29_-_fragment_from_the_light-music_film_Eternal_Movement.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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fragment from the light-music film ''Eternal Movement'', 1969
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/c/cc/Prometheus_%281970%29_-_The_light-musical_panel_Singing_Cosmos.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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The light-musical panel ''Singing Cosmos'', 1970
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/a/a1/Prometheus_%281981%29_-_fragment_from_the_light-music_film_Space_Sonata.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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fragment from the light-music film ''Space Sonata'', 1981
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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Collective self-portrait of Prometei institute, 1994
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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''Russians Leave Europe'', video installation, 1995
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/0/0c/Prometheus_-_Electronic_Court_video_installation.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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''Electronic Court'', video installation
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/f/fc/Prometheus_-_Electronic_Grimases_in_the_Magnetic_Field%2C_video_installation.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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''Electronic Grimases in the Magnetic Field'', video installation
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/2/24/Prometheus_-_TV_Set_Playing_the_Piano%2C_video_installation.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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''TV Set Playing the Piano'', video installation
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</small></div>
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<div style="margin: auto; float: left; width: 200px;">
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{{#widget:Html5media|url=http://monoskop.org/images/8/85/Prometheus_-_The_Op_Art_of_Video_Art%2C_video_installation.ogg|width=160|height=120}}<br><small>
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''The Op Art of Video Art'', video installation
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</small></div>
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<gallery>
 
<gallery>
 
File:Prometheus (1962) - A.Jusfin and E.Bigushewa performing on Prometheus-1.jpg|A.Jusfin and E.Bigushewa performing on ''Prometheus-1''
 
File:Prometheus (1962) - A.Jusfin and E.Bigushewa performing on Prometheus-1.jpg|A.Jusfin and E.Bigushewa performing on ''Prometheus-1''
 
File:Debussy's Fireworks Played on Kristall.jpg|Debussy's ''Fireworks'' played on ''Kristall''
 
File:Debussy's Fireworks Played on Kristall.jpg|Debussy's ''Fireworks'' played on ''Kristall''
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File:Prometheus (1965-66) - still from the light-music film Prometheus.jpg|still from the light-music film Prometheus, 1965-66
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File:Prometheus (1969) - still from the light-music film Eternal Movement.jpg|still from the light-music film Eternal Movement, 1969
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File:Prometheus (1975-80) - The Electronic Painter, installation based on conventional color TV set.jpg|The Electronic Painter, installation based on conventional color TV set, 1975-80
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File:Prometheus (1975) - still from the light-music film The Small Triptych.jpg|still from the light-music film The Small Triptych, 1975
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File:Prometheus (1981) - still from the light-music film Space Sonata.jpg|still from the light-music film Space Sonata, 1981
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File:Prometheus - Spatial Music installation.jpg|Spatial Music installation
 
File:Prometheus - Control panel of Prometheus-3.jpg|Control panel of ''Prometheus-3''
 
File:Prometheus - Control panel of Prometheus-3.jpg|Control panel of ''Prometheus-3''
 
File:Light Composition Using Prometei-3.jpg|Light composition using ''Prometheus-3'', 1987
 
File:Light Composition Using Prometei-3.jpg|Light composition using ''Prometheus-3'', 1987
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
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==Notes==
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{{Reflist|2}}
  
 
==Articles==
 
==Articles==
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* B. M. Galeyev, [http://www.a-art.com/avantgarde/Articles/Prometei.htm "Institute "Prometei", Kazan, Russia (1962-1997)"] 1997.
 
* B. M. Galeyev, [http://www.a-art.com/avantgarde/Articles/Prometei.htm "Institute "Prometei", Kazan, Russia (1962-1997)"] 1997.
 
* Brian Droitcour, [http://www.rhizome.org/editorial/2398 "The Prometheus Institute and the Work of Bulat Galeyev"] 2009.
 
* Brian Droitcour, [http://www.rhizome.org/editorial/2398 "The Prometheus Institute and the Work of Bulat Galeyev"] 2009.
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* [[Bulat_Galeyev#Bibliography|Bulat Galeyev's bibliography on Monoskop]]
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* [http://prometheus.kai.ru/works_e.htm Bibliography of 'Prometheus' books (1967-1999)]
  
 
http://prometheus.kai.ru/<br>
 
http://prometheus.kai.ru/<br>

Revision as of 17:50, 15 March 2012

Prometheus research institute (SKB Prometei) was founded by Bulat M. Galeyev in 1962 in Kazan, Soviet Union. Began as an amateur student construction department and later became the joint research institute "Prometheus" of A.N. Tupolev State Technical University of Kazan and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences. The group combined kinetic electric light art with music. It developed several music-light instruments, including Prometheus-1 (1962; used to conduct the first in USSR performance of Scriabin's "Prometheus", including lighting part in author's transcription)[1], Prometheus-2 (1963); in 1963-1964 used to perform visuals to the music by A.N.Scriabin, M.P.Musorgsky, N.A.Rimsky-Korsakov, I.F.Stravinsky, F.Z.Yarullin)[2], Crystall (1966; during 1966-1970 used to perform visuals to the compositions Dark Flame by A.N.Scriabin, The Structures by P.Boulez, The Tears by A.Nemtin, The Firework by K.Debussy)[3], and Prometheus-3[4]. In their public performances the motion and the colour of projected light images were manually controlled in an attempt to correlate them with either the individual qualities or the themes or with both of these aspects of music. The group believes that the manual control of kinetic images to obtain such correlations offers more hope for this type of artistic medium than audio-kinetic art using electronic and electro-mechanical devices to control the correlations automatically. The Group organizes periodic All-Soviet Union Conferences on 'Light and Music' (third was held from 27 June to 4 July 1975 at Kazan)[5]. Their work include light concerts, light-music films, light-music videos, light architecture, applied light-music, applied light-music, spatial music, slide and music films, laser experiments, computer art experiments, and video art experiments[6].

Works


fragment from the concert using Crystall


fragment from the concert using Prometheus-2


Crimson Chime installation in Spasskaya Tower of Kazan Citadel, 1967


The system of dynamical lighting of Kazan Circus, 1968


fragment from the light-music film Eternal Movement, 1969


The light-musical panel Singing Cosmos, 1970


fragment from the light-music film Space Sonata, 1981


Collective self-portrait of Prometei institute, 1994


Russians Leave Europe, video installation, 1995


Electronic Court, video installation


Electronic Grimases in the Magnetic Field, video installation


TV Set Playing the Piano, video installation


The Op Art of Video Art, video installation


  • A.Jusfin and E.Bigushewa performing on Prometheus-1

  • Debussy's Fireworks played on Kristall

  • still from the light-music film Prometheus, 1965-66

  • still from the light-music film Eternal Movement, 1969

  • The Electronic Painter, installation based on conventional color TV set, 1975-80

  • still from the light-music film The Small Triptych, 1975

  • still from the light-music film Space Sonata, 1981

  • Spatial Music installation

  • Control panel of Prometheus-3

  • Light composition using Prometheus-3, 1987

Notes

  1. ↑ [1]
  2. ↑ [2]
  3. ↑ [3]
  4. ↑ phttp://prometheus.kai.ru/pr3_e.htm]
  5. ↑ [4]
  6. ↑ [5]

Articles

http://prometheus.kai.ru/
Soviet videocube (Kazan, 1980) connecting Thereminvox

See also Media_art_in_CEE#Audiovisual_compositions

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