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Painting the Town: The Illusionistic Murals of Richard Haas (VHS) |
Email This Page | | Filmmaker: Amalie R. Rothschild |
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This exuberant film portrait introduces the witty work of architectural muralist Richard Haas, whose mammoth murals have caused double takes in cities from Phoenix to Munich. Following in a tradition dating back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, Haas uses painted architecture to transform the sometimes brutal geometry of contemporary cityscapes. Interviews with art experts, people on the street, and the artist himself offer fascinating insights as the creation of a mural is demonstrated through time-lapse photography.
Running time: 56 min., Year released: 1989
Close captioned?: N, Color?: Y
Avail. formats: 16mm,VHS
ISBN: 1-55974-298-4
Language: English, Subtitled?: N
For classroom?: Y, Study Guide?: N
Grade level: 7th and up
Reviews: "Mr. Haas's work is important and astonishing."
--Caryn James, The New York Times
"To Dick Haas a blank wall in a city is a wound, it's a gash, and he wants to heal it over."
--Paul Godberger, Architecture Critic, New York TimesOther Credits: A film by Amalie R. Rothschild
Written and Edited by Julie Sloane |
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Best of Festival 1990 American Film & Video Festival; Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival
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This title can also be found in: American Film Festival Award Winners, Art & Artists (Visual), Artists, Musicians & Performers, Biographies, Fine Art, Painting and Painters, Urban Planning/Urban Life |
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