Visual Variations on Noguchi's primary photo
  • Visual Variations on Noguchi (1945)
  • Short | 4 min | Short, Mystery
Visual Variations on Noguchi (1945)
Short | 4 min | Short, Mystery
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 ...See moreA 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. Written by See less
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Director
Marie Menken
Composer
Lucille Dlugoszewski (version: 1953)
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Updated Dec 31, 1945
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1945 (United States)

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