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UNITED STATES · 1996

Prelude 17

Stan Brakhage
European Art Cinema abstract animation color field painting visual abstraction kinetic drawing minimalist composition
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Synopsis

Double-printed thinnest possible lines and multiple dots of pale color interwoven with sweeps of linear tones in swiftly transversing motion, all deepening from this almost white field of flitting activity to some solidification of forms.

Year1996
CountryUnited States
DirectorStan Brakhage
MovementEuropean Art Cinema
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