Wire sculpture

An exploration into the design and construction of “kinetic” sculpture with steel wire and acetylene torch. Joe Police, a freelance artist, constructs a movable sculpture of a human head. He relates his experiences in learning his craft and comments on his philosophy of art and creativity. The film is complimented by Peter Coraggio’s “Electronic Sound Sculpture”.

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Credits

producer/director

Richard Sanderson

Duration

00:13:17:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323133

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - United States

Crafts & Visual Arts → Assemblage (Art)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Kinetic art

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculptors - United States

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, American

Crafts & Visual Arts → Sculpture, Modern

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

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

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Creative ability

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

People → Police, Joe

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1973

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