Brushstroke /
"John Virtue is painting an impressionist landscape on an enormous canvas laid out in a field. While he paints, he discusses how he expresses himself artistically through creative brushstrokes rather than through realistic imagery. Through Virtue we learn how the elevated social status of artis...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, NJ :
Films for the Humanities & Sciences,
[2004]
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| Series: | Oil on canvas.
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| Summary: | "John Virtue is painting an impressionist landscape on an enormous canvas laid out in a field. While he paints, he discusses how he expresses himself artistically through creative brushstrokes rather than through realistic imagery. Through Virtue we learn how the elevated social status of artists in general, and physical changes in the composition of paints, have allowed for more artistic experimentation with a wider variety of mediums and techniques. Individualists such as Titian, Constable, Van Gogh, and Pollock are discussed"--Container. |
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| Item Description: | Letterbox format. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD. |
| Audience: | ARCH. |
| Production Credits: | Photography, Patrick Duval, Graham Martyr ; music, Peter Howell ; film editor, Sean Mackenzie. |