Agnes Martin: Between the Lines
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Agnes Martin: Between the Lines |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Leon d'Avigdor |
| camera | Jessica d'Avigdor |
| cut | Olga Richter |
| occupation | |
Agnes Martin: Between the Lines is a documentary (English with German subtitles) directed by Leon d'Avigdor from 2015 . The film ran from November 7, 2015 to March 6, 2016 in the official accompanying program of the major retrospective of the work of the painter Agnes Martin at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf and was released on DVD on February 12, 2016.
content
The film is an encounter with the painter Agnes Martin (1912-2004), in which she talks about essential stations and aspects of her career and artistic work and her deep insights into fundamental themes of human existence such as love, friendship, happiness, religion and spirituality , Sharing death and creativity. In addition to interviews and recordings at work in the studio, images of selected paintings and quotations from the writings of Agnes Martin and archive material are shown.
Visual style and music
The interviews were recorded against a black background with natural light and only show the protagonist in close-up. In combination with a slow editing rhythm, abstract-looking recordings of the various phases of a sea surf and calm music, a meditative mood arises that is decisive for the style of the film.
background
The core of the material was produced in 2002 at the artist's place of residence and work in Taos, New Mexico, and a first cut version was performed shortly afterwards at various events, but not released on DVD.
Awards
- Semi-Finalist, Santa Barbara Fine Arts Film Festival 2016
Web links
- Official website
- Agnes Martin: Between the Lines in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Title in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bernd Aulich: The strength of the artist Agnes Martin lies in silence. In: ruhrnachrichten.de. November 6, 2015, accessed February 20, 2016.
- ^ Directory of available books from the German book trade
- ^ Website of the producer. In: leon-davigdor.com. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
- ^ Santa Barbara Fine Arts Film Festival. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016 ; accessed on September 5, 2019 (English).