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abstract visual art

20 films · 1 director

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Rhythmus 23
Rhythmus 23
1923 · Hans Richter
“Pop Goes the Easel”
“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
Prelude 11
Prelude 11
1996 · Stan Brakhage
Art Through Our Eyes
Art Through Our Eyes
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Untitled: New Blue
Untitled: New Blue
1995 · Paul Schrader
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
Barbara Hepworth at the Tate
1969 · Bruce Beresford
The Bible
The Bible
1977 · Marcel Carné
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
Sculpture Mouvante – Jean Tinguely
1981 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
Art Talent Show
Art Talent Show
2022 · Adéla Komrzý & Tomáš Bojar
A Tricky Painter’s Fate
A Tricky Painter’s Fate
1908 · Georges Méliès
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
Ocaña, retrat intermitent
1978 · Ventura Pons
Hilma
Hilma
2022 · Lasse Hallström
Andrei Rublev
Andrei Rublev
1966 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Bitter Christmas
Bitter Christmas
2026 · Pedro Almodóvar
Kokuho
Kokuho
2025 · Sang-il Lee
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stan Brakhage → United States

Pioneer of abstract cinema who created purely visual films without narrative, using painting, scratching, and innovative camera techniques to explore the essence of sight itself.

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