Art and perception: learning to see

United States, 1970

Film
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The viewer is encouraged to look for the visual elements of art- colour, line, texture and form- as the film explores different settings: the country, the city and the seashore. Presents a variety of paintings of these environments that illustrate the visual inspiration and imaginative inventiveness the artist brought to his subject. No other credits available.

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Credits

production company

Paul Bunford Film Productions

Duration

00:17:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1970

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000543

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Perception

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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