Bruce Conner

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1933-11-18

Deathday 2008-07-07 (74 years old)

Place of Birth McPherson, Kansas

Bruce Conner

Biography

Bruce Conner (November 18, 1933 - July 7, 2008) was an American artist renowned for his work in film, drawing, sculpture, painting, collage, and photography, among other disciplines. He first attracted public attention in the 1950s with his nylon-shrouded assemblages—complex sculptures of found objects such as women's stockings, costume jewelry, bicycle wheels, and broken dolls, often combined with collaged or painted surfaces. Simultaneously during the late 1950s, he began making short movies in a singular style that has since established him as one of the most important figures in postwar independent filmmaking. He used an innovative technique that can best be seen in his first film, "A MOVIE" (1958), which was created by piecing together scraps of B-movies, newsreels, novelty shorts, and other preexisting footage. His subsequent films are most often fast-paced collages of found and new footage, and he was among the first to use pop music for film sound tracks. His films have inspired generations of filmmakers and are now considered to be the precursors of the music video genre.

Known For

Director

Eve-Ray-Forever

as Director

2008
Easter Morning

as Director

2006
Three Screen Ray

as Director

1996
1981
America Is Waiting

as Director

1981
Mea Culpa

as Director

1978
Mongoloid

as Director

1977
Valse Triste

as Director

1976
Crossroads

as Director

1975
1973
Marilyn Times Five

as Director

1969
Permian Strata

as Director

1967
Report

as Director

1967
1967
The White Rose

as Director

1967
Breakaway

as Director

1967
Luke

as Director

1967
1967
Liberty Crown

as Director

1965
Vivian

as Director

1965
Ten Second Film

as Director

1962
Cosmic Ray

as Director

1958
A Movie

as Director

Writer