THEME EXPLORATION

abstract visual study

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Persian Series #2
Persian Series #2
1999 · Stan Brakhage
Rhythmus 23
Rhythmus 23
1923 · Hans Richter
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
Cinema of the avant-garde 1923 - 1930
2010 · Sergei Eisenstein
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
The Sound of Claudia Schiffer
2000 · Nicolas Roeg
Art Through Our Eyes
Art Through Our Eyes
2016 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
A Sudden Glimpse to Deeper Things
2024 · Mark Cousins
Master Gardener
Master Gardener
2023 · Paul Schrader
Untitled Martin Scorsese/Sharon Stone Project
Untitled Martin Scorsese/Sharon Stone Project
2019 · Martin Scorsese
City Life
City Life
1990 · Béla Tarr & Mrinal Sen
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
12 Photographers
12 Photographers
1955 · Hiroshi Teshigahara
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Stan Brakhage United States

Pioneer of abstract cinema who created visual poems entirely without narrative, using light, color, and form to explore pure perception and the mechanics of sight itself.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Revolutionary filmmaker who deconstructed visual composition through montage and geometric framing, treating the image itself as an abstract formal element to manipulate viewer perception.