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Wednesday, 02 September 2009 20:33

Seminars in Modern Art

DVD, 21 min. each or Slide/tapes, 19 min. each, 1975, Teacher's guide available

Seminars in Modern Art introduces audiences of varying educational backgrounds to modern art. It is the next best thing to a guided tour through the best art museums of the world.

1-The Break With Tradition - Explains one of the most revolutionary aspects of impressionistic painting the use of color as seen in the works of Manet, Pissaro, and Renoir.

2-The Reconstruction of Space - Highlights Cubism and traces the influence of Cezanne's cubist style on Braque and Picasso.

3-Exploring the Heart and the Mind - Discusses the Expressionist and Surrealist artists who sought to reveal deep feelings and subconscious thoughts in their paintings. Includes works by Rousseau, Redon, Rouault, Matisse, Nolde, Kirchner, Kandinski, and others.

4-Contemporary Trends - Describes the American art scene in the 1940's, when painters in New York developed Abstract Expressionism. Among the artists represented are Jackson Pollock, Willem deKooning, Franz Kline, Adolph Gottlieb, and Mark Rothko. 
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