Someone looks at something

The title of this documentary is taken from the name that well-known Australian artist Peter Tyndall gives to all his work - `Detail’. While Peter is best known as a painter, he has also produced drawings, comic-strips, photographs, super 8 films, computer imagery, music and live performance pieces. Examining his work in a wide range of mediums since 1971, the film is also a thoughtful look at the creative process and development of an artist’s work. An excellent discussion film for upper secondary school.

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Credits

director

Phillip Tyndall

Duration

00:19:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1986

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

300784

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Crafts & Visual Arts → Tyndall, Peter

People → Tyndall, Peter

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1986

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