Demonstrates the four basic elements of which all art is composed: line, colour, shape and texture. Natural forms are dissolved into famous works of art. Water-lilies become part of a Manet painting, and swimming trout become part of an ancient Chinese scroll. Paintings by mature artists and paintings by children show that no two artists see the same world in the same way. Paintings photographed at St Louis City Art Museum.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
322771
Language
English
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives
Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists
Crafts & Visual Arts → Children's art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Composition (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Line (Art)
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters
Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - Technique
Crafts & Visual Arts → Texture (Art)
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)