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Best Visual Arts Films of 2002


Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters & Marvels

The two-part Stan Lee's ... Extra features include a two-minute behind-the-scenes featurette; an interview with the artist's wife, Joan Lee; and home movie footage. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

American Experience: Ansel Adams - A Documentary Film

Ansel Adams chronicles the ... Adams was presented with the country's highest honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. He died on April 22, 1984. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Art City, Vol. 3: A Ruling Passion

The makers of Art ... of work. The filmmakers sit down with artists as diverse as Ed Ruscha, Louise Bourgeois, and Michael Ray Charles. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Todd McFarlane: The Devil You Know

One of the most ... who creates such dark fictional worlds. The DVD release of the film offers an art gallery of his work. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

How to Draw a Bunny

Ray Johnson was an ... and contemporaries Roy Lichenstein, Christo, Chuck Close, and Billy Name; jazz great Max Roach composed the film's musical score. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Decasia

Experimental filmmaker Bill Morrison ... with recorded score, composed by avant garde percussionist Michael Gordon. Decasia was screened at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Emily Hubley: Pigeon (And More) Within

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Seeing, Searching, Being

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My Cinema for the Ears

Uli Aumuller's My Cinema ... Ears documents how two different composers, Francis Dhomont and Paul Lansky, attempt to incorporate their surroundings into their work. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Flash Frames

Experience the best of ... offers the opportunity to view the animations in their original form and without the need for a broadband connection. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Russian Painters: The Classic Years

The documentary Russian Painters: ... movement in Russia. The works presented here underscore the primitive aspects of the art being crated during that time. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Russian Painters: The Impressionist Years

The documentary Russian Painters: ... some of the most respected artists of their time including Wassily Kandinsky, Boris Grigoriev, Konstantin Korovin, and Vasily Polenov. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Russian Painters: The Years of Art Nouveau

The documentary Russian Painters: ... the twentieth century. The film includes information on such famous artists as Alexander Benois, Marc Chagall, and Kazimir Malevich. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Mary Cassatt: A Brush With Independence

Mary Cassatt was a ... Independence is a documentary that offers a detailed look at Cassatt's art, life, career, and influence; Anne Archer narrates. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

AV:X.08 - Mixmasters, Episode 4

Each edition in this ... "Melt 2000 Mix," "Swaraj Mix," and "Sprawl Mix." The DVD release of this collection offers interviews with the artists. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

The Art of Mexico, Vol. 1: Ancient and Modern Traditions

Explore the rich tradition ... world of Mexican art also explores the wondrous sacred and ritual objects of both the Aztec and Mayan civilizations. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

The Art of Mexico, Vol. 2: The Painters

Known for combining the ... Baltasar de Echeve Orio, 19th century painter Jose Maria Estra, muralist Diego Rivera, and surrealist Frida Kahlo, among others. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

J.C. Leyendecker: The Great American Illustrator

J.C. Leyendcker is considered ... work and shows how his style allowed him to comment on many of the great events of the 1900s. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist

In the minds of ... and pass his film (and its message) along to others, as long as they don't charge for the privilege. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

242.Pilots: Live in Bruxelles

Explore the possibilities of ... rarely experienced in the world of film, 242.pilots prove that the only thing holding filmmakers back is their imagination. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Roger Dean: Views

This video biography takes ... Wakeman compiled interviews with hose who worked with Dean in order to present a complete perspective on the artist. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

The True Meaning of Pictures: Shelby Lee Adams' Appalachia

Like many photographers, Shelby ... directed by Jennifer Baichwal, who previously helmed the acclaimed documentary Let it Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Andy Warhol: The Complete Picture

Andy Warhol: The Complete ... 2002, 50 billboards were placed throughout London to promote the miniseries and the Warhol exhibition at the Tate Modern. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Simply Painting: Introduction to Watercolor

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Chihuly: Gardens and Glass

Chihuly: Gardens & Glass ... the flora and fauna in one of the city's conservatories. The exhibit was seen by over a half-million people. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Art City, Vol. 2: Simplicity

Art City, Vol. 2: ... documents the studios and work habits of numerous modern artists including Robert Williams, Joan Snyder, and Richard Tuttle. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Vasya

One of the more ... order to show how this artist had such a large effect on the art world during his troubled life. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Geek Rhythms: Enjoy the Ride

Tape up your glasses, ... the circuits and transistors of a miniature world of wonder in this music video from technological-minded rappers Geek Rhythms. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]

Billy Sullivan: Photographs

Brooklyn-born photographer, painter and ... also features an audio interview with the photographer and a critical essay by Peter Schjeldal of The New Yorker. [ best visual arts films - 2002 ]




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