Mariah Carey, art object
I love this:
It's a video remix of sorts of Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" by digital artist Oliver Laric (site blurrily NSFW). Basically, it replaces everything in the video that isn't Mariah with green, giving the video the appearance of something shot on a green screen. I don't know if it's a comment on egocentrism (i.e., the only thing that matters in Mariah's world is Mariah) or phoniness or what. The Dr. Katz-like moving edge around Mariah at all times suggests that Laric went frame by frame and cut her out of each one, a tremendously tedious task that makes this ultimately a document of obsession, something that Mariah is no stranger to arousing. I think I may have found a kindred spirit.
Bit, wet, sloppy hat tip to Art Fag City for showing me this.
I think it's so that you can insert yourself into the video (or whatever you want).
Posted by: Rebecca | June 30, 2008 at 01:42 PM
Strangely enjoyable.
Posted by: | June 30, 2008 at 02:28 PM
omg someone has WAAAAAY too much time on their hands. The proces - rotoscoping (used here) must have taken fuckin ageeees to finish this shit. its basically cutting out mattes almost frame by frame...like fo real...and someone did that for 5 min video???for free???
whoever did it-make a reel dude,send it to a post house and start making money as a roto artist,400 a day.for real.
:)luvs
Posted by: Jelena Vukosav | June 30, 2008 at 02:46 PM
I especially love the one sided conversation at the beginning. I bet that's what every conversation sounds like to Mariah.
Posted by: becca | June 30, 2008 at 05:06 PM
I actually like this better than the original. It makes more sense....and "no," Mariah, that wasn't a compliment.
Posted by: Washington Cube | June 30, 2008 at 05:52 PM
This goes along very well with what I've been saying to my friends: the Touch My Body video would have been even funnier if she was singing to a mirror.
Jules
House of Jules
Posted by: HouseofJules | June 30, 2008 at 06:51 PM
The Colbert Report just got a new green screen challenge.
Posted by: blanca estela | June 30, 2008 at 10:11 PM
But Kenneth is GONE!!!!! :(
Posted by: chasgoose | July 01, 2008 at 02:20 AM
Love, LOOOOOOOOVE the amputee look at 2:53. Jealous?
Posted by: mariaaaaa | July 01, 2008 at 03:49 AM
Props to the Dr. Katz reference.
Posted by: add-mmm | July 01, 2008 at 02:25 PM
Loooove the Dr. Katz! I am so Ben in a human girl's body.
Posted by: Marcella | July 01, 2008 at 03:28 PM
so i started mocking up a version with just Jack in it. Not Mariah.
http://snacked.blogspot.com/2008/07/forget-mariah-its-all-about-jack.html
Posted by: Brigitta | July 02, 2008 at 08:35 PM
It's simultaneously exactly like and exactly the opposite of this:
http://garfieldminusgarfield.net/
which is to say I LOVE IT!
Posted by: Sully | July 03, 2008 at 10:40 PM