Composition /

"Everyone has the desire to arrange things in a way that is most pleasing to the eye. In painting, composition involves arranging every ingredient--shape, color, texture, and light--so that working together, they create artistic balance. In this program, artist Ray Richardson deliberately choos...

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Corporate Authors: Windfall Films (Firm), British Broadcasting Corporation, Arts Council of England, Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Other Authors: Duncan, Ian, Sachs, Andrew, Richardson, Ray, 1964-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Published: Princeton, NJ : Films for the Humanities & Sciences, [2004]
Series:Oil on canvas.
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Summary:"Everyone has the desire to arrange things in a way that is most pleasing to the eye. In painting, composition involves arranging every ingredient--shape, color, texture, and light--so that working together, they create artistic balance. In this program, artist Ray Richardson deliberately chooses a long, slim canvas to challenge his compositional abilities. As he confronts his quest to create a cinemascopic work, students begin to appreciate the composition techniques of painters such as Piero della Francesca, Tintoretto, Degas, and Matisse"--Container.
Item Description:Letterbox format.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (30 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD-R.
Audience:ARCH.
Production Credits:Photography, Mike Coles, Richard Comrie ; music, Peter Howell ; film editor, Paul Shepard.