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1981 / 58 min. / color. Directed by Michael Blackwood. Philip Guston is a powerful staple of the abstract expressionist movement, though he would prefer it be referred to as the New York School. Along with composers, choreographers and his fellow visual artists, Guston found his place in the avant garde. Often times finding modern art almost ...
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Jun 16, 2023 · Musa Guston Mayer takes us into the studio of her father, the artist Philip Guston, reflecting on her relationship with him and the future of his legacy. Philip Guston (American, born Canada, 1913–80). The Line, ca.1978. Oil on canvas, 71 × 73 1/4 in. (180.3 × 186.1 cm). Promised Gift of Musa Guston Mayer to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Philip Guston: A Life Lived: Directed by Michael Blackwood. With Clark Coolidge, Musa Guston, Philip Guston, Henry Hopkins. Philip Guston is a powerful staple of the abstract expressionist movement, though he would prefer it be referred to as the New York School.
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- Documentary, Biography, History
- Michael Blackwood
- 1981
An extract of Philip Guston's thoughts on painting and drawings taken from an upcoming book, I Paint What I Want to See (2022), featuring his notes and interviews. September 28, 1972. There is nothing to do now but paint my life; my dreams, surroundings, predicament, desperation, Musa – love, need. Keep destroying any attempt to paint ...
Philip Guston: A Life Lived. Late in life, Guston looks back over a career that originated in social realism during the '30s, moved to the center of Abstract Expressionism, and culminated in a return to figuration. Filmed at his retrospective in San Francisco in 1980 and at his Woodstock studio where he is seen painting.
Authors: Philip Guston, Michael Blackwood (Film director, Film producer), Mead Hunt (Cinematographer), Christian Blackwood (Cinematographer), Ned Bastille (Film editor), Blackwood Productions Summary : Late in life, the artist looks back over a career that originated in social realism during the '30s, moved to the center of abstract expressionism, and culminated in a return to figuration.
Philip Guston, a staple of the abstract expressionist movement, found his place amongst the avant garde New York School. Relying on motif and repetition, he portayed the importance of his often political subjects with heavy brush strokes that turn and travel expressively across the canvas.
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