The Charming Illusion of Reality

Description

A characteristic of Dutch painting is the skill with which texture is rendered; in the vanitas still lifes of the 17th century, the perfect expression of texture serves as a sober reminder of the transience of human life. This program covers the concern with textural expression from the masterworks of Gerard Dou to the modern "magical realists" like Carel Willink and Raoul Hynckes, to the contemporary concerns with texture as an end in itself and its ultimate expression in the sculptural use of scraps and garbage.

Runtime

25 min

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Date of Publication

[2012], cuuuu

Database

Films on Demand

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