The lovely PBS series Off Book sets its sights on artists that have chosen LEGO bricks as their medium, and the spectacular plastic works they create. LEGO blocks are one of the most beloved toysRead More…
The World of Lego Art
Posts Categorized: Documentaries
TRASH – Documentary about Sampson Wilcox
“TRASH” is a 2011 documentary film by independent filmmaker Michael J. Sirois about the artist Sampson Wilcox. The film’s style attempts to contrast two separate aspects of the artist, with two separate environments, aesthetic stylesRead More…
David Hockney’s Secret Knowledge
From the moment David Hockney began to suspect that the Old Masters had created many of their paintings with the help of lenses—in effect tracing their subjects— he insisted he was not saying they cheated.Read More…
MARK LOMBARDI – DEATH-DEFYING ACTS OF ART AND CONSPIRACY
Brooklyn based artist Mark Lombardi created graphic artwork portraying the opaque global network of financial and political elites, including their ties to international terrorism. His masterpiece – “BCCI” – was investigated by the FBI afterRead More…
Roy Lichtenstein – A Documentary
This documentary by Chris Hunt from 1991 is a very interesting and informative survey of Lichtenstein’s work, structured around interviews of various art critics along with continuous commentary by Lichtenstein himself. Lichtenstein analyzes several ofRead More…
Ken Burns: On Story
What makes a great story? For legendary filmmaker Ken Burns, the answer is both complicated and personal. In this short documentary about the craft of storytelling, he explains his lifelong mission to wake the dead.Read More…
A Brief History of John Baldessari
The epic life of a world-class artist, jammed into six minutes and narrated by Tom Waits. And a film starring Jason Schwartzman!!! “John Baldessari is literally a living legend. Not only has he exhibited internationallyRead More…
How to use an Afghan wooden box camera “kamra-e-faoree”
The Afghan Box Camera Project provides a record of the kamra-e-faoree (instant camera) which as a living form of photography is on the brink of disappearing in Afghanistan. In this video, Qalam Nabi, one ofRead More…
Documentary: Children of the Wall
Twenty-one years ago, the Berlin Wall fell, ending nearly thirty years of division in Germany and setting in motion great cultural change. Long a symbol of communism and oppression to the outside world, the BerlinRead More…
Abeer Soliman: A Storyteller in Egypt
A political performance artist must adapt her life and work to fit the realities of post-revolution Egypt. Al Jazeera’s most excellent cultural program Artscape presents a wonderful short documentary on Abeer Soliman, an Egyptian storytellerRead More…
