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Visual Variations on Noguchi

Visual Variations on Noguchi

  • 6.20
  • January 1945
  • 4 min

A voice occasionally says a word or two: "on the sidewalk" or "lithium" or a woman's name. A hand-held camera frames parts of sculptures, or moves across their surfaces, sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, almost always in close-up. The soundtrack, in addition to the voice, is discordant music. Light and shadows are paramount. Sometimes the camera repeats up and down movements; once, a set of jump cuts brings an object closer. The music can be shrill in contrast to the sculptures. Almost entirely of wood, they are the work of Isamu Noguchi (1904-1988): Abstract, usually smooth and rounded (but not always).

  • Type:
    MOVIE
  • Country:
  • Release:
    January 1945
  • Production:
    Gryphon Productions
  • Tags:
    art, woman director, short film