Exploration of the Contemporary Arts, The

Synopsis

A compilation of 5-minute programmes about the work of leading contemporary artists. DVD extras include biographies of the individual artists featured and information on contemporary arts in the UK.

Language

English

Country

United States

Year of release

2004

Year of production

2004

Subjects

Art

Keywords

art - American; modern art

Distribution Formats

Type

DVD

Format

Region 2 PAL

Price

£19.99

Availability

Sale

Duration/Size

160 minutes

Year

2004

Sections

Title

Arata Isozaki: architecture from 1960-1990

Synopsis

An interview with Arata Isozaki, the architect of he Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, in which he reveals the motivation of the design of his symbolically imaginitive buildings.

Duration

5 mins

Title

Eui Kyu Kim: the elusive figure

Synopsis

An interview with the renowned Korean artist Eui Kyu Kim who creates spiritual canvases that emphasize the curves and contours of the human body.

Duration

5 mins

Title

Ed Ruscha: don’t want no retro

Synopsis

Ed Ruscha was one of the first modern conceptual artists to embrace the impersonality of billboard advertising.

Duration

7 mins

Title

Bob Branaman: everybody’s Buddah

Synopsis

An interview with Bob Branaman, a distinguished filmmaker, printmaker and painter whose work encompasses a broad and eclectic range of subject matter, from the treatment of Aboriginal people in America to his love of the female form.

Duration

10 mins

Title

Don Williams: night visions

Synopsis

An interview with Don Williams, who documents his surroundings, particularly night scenes, with a camera and incorporates the photographic images into hauntingly realistic pastels. Also includes an interview with his dealer, Edith Caldwell.

Duration

13 mins

Title

Fauves, The: plein aire painters

Synopsis

Historically referred to as ‘The Wild Beasts’ the artists known as The Fauves painted vibrant, colourful landscapes outside in the open air. From 1904-1908 the group, which included Henri Matisse, George Braque and Claude Derain, were considered radical and rocked the art world because of their abandonment of the studio, bold use of colors and disregard for naturalistic accuracy.

Duration

5 mins

Title

Sam Francis: another quick look

Synopsis

A montage of Sam Francis’ watercolours at the rise of his popularity from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. Includes also an interview with his longtime friend and art dealer, Andre Emmerich.

Duration

6 mins

Title

Man Ray: the bazaar years

Synopsis

Man Ray’s fine and graphic art was innovative and his phoptography continually went beyond all accepted boundaries. He remains an art icon over 30 years after his death.

Duration

12 mins

Title

Aurobora Press: the monoprint studio

Synopsis

Housed in one of downtown San Francisco’s oldest buildings, this turn of the century firehouse has been revived as a living studio where artists can work through their ideas in a nurturing, comfortable setting.

Duration

5 mins

Title

Richard Pousette-Dart: thinking with the brush

Synopsis

Richard Pousette-Dart is one of the original Abstract Expressionists. His work, often termed Painterly abstraction, expresses an evocative field of colour, hinting at myth, ritual and psychological themes.

Duration

13 mins

Title

Wrapped in glory: quilts and bedcovers

Synopsis

The tale of how American history has been recorded stitch by stitch in rare and beautiful examples of figurative quilt making. Needle workers over the centuries demonstrate how utility meets art in a domestic milieu and captures first hand a dying American tradition.

Duration

19 mins

Title

Eight, The: the American independence movement

Synopsis

A survey of paintings by The Eight, a group of artists who attempted to break out of the established art traditions of the late 1900s to dominate the early part of the 20th century.

Duration

4 mins

Title

Andre Emmerich: riding the waves

Synopsis

A conversation with Andre Emmerich, one of the worlds’s leading art dealers. He reveals insights into the relationship between the artist and the dealer and exposes the myth of the discovered artist.

Duration

20 mins

Production Company

Name

TMW Media Group

Email

general@tmwmedia.com

Web

http://www.tmwmedia.com/contact.html External site opens in new window

Fax

+1 310 574-0886

Address

2321 Abbot Kinney Blvd., Suite 101
Venice, CA 90291
USA

Distributor

Name

Quantum Leap

Notes

The company ceased trading in 2018. It was previously a distributor and online retailer specialising in non-fiction DVD titles on a wide variety of subjects, particularly in the areas of music instruction, music performance, sport instruction, and health. Some titles also available through retail outlets.