Pioneers in Art and Science: Metzger

Alternative title: Metzger
Synopsis: A documentary on the life and work of Gustav Metzger, founder of Auto Destructive Art. This film looks at the Scale of Metzger’s achievements and his contribution to contemporary culture. From Freud to Vermeer, from Nazi design to the importance of drawing and the films of Leni Riefenstahl, Gustav Metzger speaks about the influences which have shaped both his own work and the culture of our time. He witnessed the rise of Nazism as a small child in Nurnberg in the early 1930s. He escaped to Great Britain in 1939 and trained as an artist before founding the auto-destructive art movement in 1959 which has influenced a generation of younger artists including The Who’s Pete Townshend. Metzger pioneered the use of computers in art and with his ‘Liquid Crystal Light Projections’ which were incorporated into the stage shows of Cream and The Who at London’s Roundhouse, and he defined the visual culture of the psychedelic era.

The DVD contains 111 minutes of additional features including sections on: Auto Destructive Art; Freud ; Leni Riefenstahl; Vermeer; Artist Emigres; Nazi Design and the rise of Nazism; Gustav Metzger’s work and career from 1959 to the present day
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2004
Year of production: 2004
Subjects: Art
Keywords: computer art; modern art; auto-destructive art; Metzger, Gustav; psychedelic art

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