Louise Etra
Acting
Biography
American nationality Born: 1951, New York (New York, United States) Location(s) of residence and activity: New York (New York, United States)
Known For
"Video by Bill Etra, early to mid 1970s, perhaps at the WNET TV Lab?"
Grumbles
A narrative self-discovery theme done in real time in Art Nouveau style.
Narcissicon
Reclined underneath a bedsheet, Louise Etra reads an excerpt from chapter 3 of Legman's "Oragenitalism: Oral Techniques of Gential Excitation". Visual effects done on the Rutt-Etra synthesizer.
Tales from Beneath the Sheets
This is a documentary about video artists Bill & Louise Etra, Woody & Steina Vasulka, and Kit Fitzgerald & John Sanborn.
Group Portrait: Six Artists in Video
An early work by Bill & Louise Etra, with Peter Crown. Made with biotelemetry equipment and video synthesizer at the TV Lab, WNET, NYC.
Heartbeat
An early work by Bill and Louise Etra.
Laser Quantum L
Made by Bill and Louise Etra with the Rutt/Etra Video Synthesizer in 1974. "A short piece of Gothic horror."
Lady of the Lake
Computer/ video interface piece by Bill and Louise Etra with Dr. Lou Katz.