Calder [videorecording] : sculpteur de l'air / une production, Zadig productions ; Sloo Films ; en coproduction avec Calder Foundation ; Le Centre Pompidou ; avec la participation de France 5 ; Avro ; écrit par Stéphan et François Lévy-Kuentz ; un film réalisé par François Lévy-Kuentz ; produit par Bruno Nahon.

English title: Calder : sculptor of air

9780769791500
0769791506

West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [2012]

English

Commentary and voices in English; credits in French.

1 videodisc (51 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

032031477193

NB237.C28 C35 2012

730.92 B

D4771 Kultur

Unique modern artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) revolutionized the art of sculpture with his distinctive modernism, freeing sculpture from its stand and adding movement to the art itself. He rose to fame in the 1930s with his renowned Miniature Circus, but his modernist creativity skyrocketed with his wire sculptures, an invention he dubbed "drawing in space". Contemporary, and friends with Duchamp, Miro, and Mondrian, who have greatly influenced his evolution, this genius tinkerer, too often limited to his Mobiles, was fueled by artistic renewal, creating such unexpected shapes as his huge stabile sculptures now exhibited worldwide. In light of the artist's life, this film retraces this unique quest and explores the masterpieces that have marked the history of 20st century art.

Title from container.
Originally produced in 2009.
Commentary, Stéphan Lévy-Kuentz ; voices, Mathieu Amalric, Paul Bandey.

Editing, Nicole Sérès-Chamming ; original music, Louis Sclavis.

DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 anamorphic widescreen; Dolby digital 2.0.

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