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Bob Snyder

Born 1946 - Kalamazoo, Michigan

Bob Snyder is a Chicago-based composer and video artist who has been experimenting with sound and video synthesis since the ’60s. As a musician, his interest has always been in the relationship between music and imagery. In Snyder’s work music is the central generative source of meaning, although he also considers the dialogue between nature and architecture.

Also see:

Bob Snyder: An Interview


Available Titles by Bob Snyder

Title Year Runtime Collection
Hard and Flexible Music 1988 00:06:00 Single Titles
Icron 1978 00:11:00 Early Video Art, Single Titles
Lines of Force 1979 00:10:00 Early Video Art, Single Titles
One Year Dark 2022 00:03:43 Single Titles
Bob Snyder: Sound and Video 1975-1990 1990 00:54:00 Single Artist Compilations
Spectral Brands 1984 00:15:00 Early Video Art, Single Titles
This is a Sign 2025 00:13:49 New Releases, Single Titles
Trim Subdivisions 1981 00:06:00 Early Video Art, Single Titles
Winter Notebook 1975 00:06:00 Early Video Art, Single Titles

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