In 1960s Eino Ruutsalo painted and scratched on film, like in this short experimental film:
*Two Chickens / Kaksi kanaa*, 1963 https://vimeo.com/69209585 On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 1:48 AM, Robert Withers <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I am bemused by this topic since the questioner specifically referred to > "abstract expressionist" painting on film There have been a lot of painters > on film including myself, and kids I taught in film class. > But I've never been aware of a painter on film who wasn't inspired > specifically by the traditions and techniques of experimental or animated > film, and the very technology of motion picture film itself. > > Abstract expressionists were very self-conscious of their specific > practice (I don't remember who named the style). With the big > expressionistic body-gestures it seems to have little to do with the > careful, miniaturistic practices of painters on film, no matter how free > the projected image looked. I fondly remember Brakhage's Persian Series > which he created with a lightbox and painting kit on the tables of a > Colorado Cafe. > > Maybe art historians of the future will link all free abstract images as > "abstract expressionism" but I don't think so. > > Cheers, > Robert > > > WithersWorks.com > 202 West 80th St. #5W > New York, NY 10024 > > > On Dec 3, 2017, at 7:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Re: Painting directly to film > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > >
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