Pola Weiss

Nacimiento : 1947-05-03, Mexico City, Mexico

Muerte : 1990-05-06

Historia

Pola Weiss studied communication in Mexico City's most famous university: UNAM, graduating with the first video thesis. After that, she travelled around the world to study video, and returned to Mexico to create her first piece: Flor Cósmica. She continued making videoart, and although she was recognized as an important artist in Europe, her fame in Mexico started after her death.

Películas

Merlín
Merlín
Director
The story of Merlín in an experimental manner.
Mi co-ra-zón
Mi co-ra-zón
Director
My Heart (1986)
Exoego
Exoego
Director
The brittleness of sensuality is caught in silk cloths and walls of tin-foil. Erotic visions guide the spectator along moments of love and orgasm up to the dramatic climax of birthgiving.
Ciudad-Mujer-Ciudad
Ciudad-Mujer-Ciudad
Director
A visual poem about the relation between a woman and a city. In this expressionistic piece of work emotional interplays are coloured with synthetic video...
Flor Cosmica
Flor Cosmica
Director
Pola Weiss' first videoart. It shows a series of images in shape of a flower with different colors with experimental techniques.
El Avión
El Avión
Director
Utilizando chroma key y una voz en off, Pola Weiss nos da un tour de un avión.