Ernest “Jazzman” Resendes sent in the following:
The current issue (August 2007) of Smithsonian magazine has got a cool write up on artist Takeshi Murata on page 37 and the connection to First Blood …
NOT A HOLLYWOOD SEQUEL American video artist Takeshi Murata mutates footage from B-movies and action flicks, adding techno soundtracks to create hypnotic digital films (2006’s Untitles ( Pink Dot) samples 1982’s Rambo: First Blood). At the Hirshhorn through September 9. Here’s a link the Pink Dot > http://youtube.com/watch?v=d87FaWdj3L0 Have a great one !
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Thanks to Jazz for the tip! – Craig