Biography
Andy Williams is a resident from Montreal,Canada.He was born in Derbyshire,England,until the age of 12.Since then he has lived in 3 different continents. He's a multidiscplinarian artist who has been involved in mediums such as video installations,set designs,short films,collages,and painting.Not too mention his skills as an internationally known deejay and radio host for 30 years and counting.
Recently he has been involved in interior design modalities from the mid century focusing on Scandinavian designs. He was selected by the Canadian National Film Board to install a video montage(under his mentor Film-maker Mark Morgenstern),with an influx of video machines from various time periods to display his work in SOUNDIES,which is a format used in the 40's and 50's known nowadays as Jukebox films.Williams has used this medium to synchronize sound relating to his archival project pertaining to the diaspora of jazz.
Since attending Graduate School at Goddard College in Vermont,he has decided to use music as an educational tool.
What he plans to do at Greatmore's Art Studios in Cape Town,South Africa, is a triptych on Jazz and Apartheid. The idea was inspired by Jazz and the Civil Rights Movement in the United States of America,connecting the dots of 2 oppressive states,which has created an uproar across the globe. Williams believes Art and Music are important mediums which can relay messages that everyone can hear,and people can voice their own opinions in the comfort of their own psyche.
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