“Alexandra” is superb, but you have to see it “live”; the video doesn’t do it justice. In my opinion it’s the second neatest work of art in the museum. (John Singer Sargent’s “Portrait of Edouard and Marie-Louise Pailleron” is still number one.)
Alan, about the video — absolutely right. That was my first-ever stint as iPhone cinematographer, & worse, I couldn’t get it to download upright. I stand here with head covered in ashes. Come to think, that leaves me looking rather like my own favorite in the museum: Jean Dubuffet’s “Villager with Close-Cropped Hair.”
I don’t think you need to feel too repentant about the quality of the video. After all, you at least made a good attempt at it, which is more than any of the rest of us can claim! I think, the real power of “Alexandra” lies in its subtle contours, and the depth perception needed to appreciate those is inherently lacking in any sort of 2-D videography.
And, yes, “Villager with Close-Cropped Hair” is also in my personal “Top Ten” at the Art Center.
“Alexandra” is superb, but you have to see it “live”; the video doesn’t do it justice. In my opinion it’s the second neatest work of art in the museum. (John Singer Sargent’s “Portrait of Edouard and Marie-Louise Pailleron” is still number one.)
Alan, about the video — absolutely right. That was my first-ever stint as iPhone cinematographer, & worse, I couldn’t get it to download upright. I stand here with head covered in ashes. Come to think, that leaves me looking rather like my own favorite in the museum: Jean Dubuffet’s “Villager with Close-Cropped Hair.”
John,
I don’t think you need to feel too repentant about the quality of the video. After all, you at least made a good attempt at it, which is more than any of the rest of us can claim! I think, the real power of “Alexandra” lies in its subtle contours, and the depth perception needed to appreciate those is inherently lacking in any sort of 2-D videography.
And, yes, “Villager with Close-Cropped Hair” is also in my personal “Top Ten” at the Art Center.
Yours in art,
Alan
Yours too, in art, the Art Center, & the irreplaceable experience of going one-on-one, in the flesh, with those works or any other.