Moholy-Nagy, an exponent of modern design in architecture, painting, theatre and typography, illustrates the forms and relationships of his constructivist art. Constructions of steel, glass and wire, including the artist’s light-space modulator, move, merge and dissolve to produce a world of interrelated shapes and patterns. Surface textures, spatial tensions and shadows are combined with the resources of the film cameras - super- impositions, positive-negative contrasts and trick effects to produce rhythms in light, shade, space and movement.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322141
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Cinematography - Lighting
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century
Crafts & Visual Arts → Constructivism (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Experimental design
Crafts & Visual Arts → Shades and shadows
Crafts & Visual Arts → Size and shape
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Size and shape
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Shades and shadows
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Size and shape
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation