Even though a large part of Brakhage consists of excerpts from his work or footage of him
speaking, the film is shaped
by the comments of several key
authority figures — particularly filmmaker Phil Solomon near the beginning and Sitney near the end — and their remarks shape our view of Brakhage.
By the time Twombly died in 2011, he had become a figure of unique mystery and authority in modern art — an American who chose to live in Italy, an abstract artist fascinated by myth and history, a man who never spoke to the press, and when all is said and done, the most intelligent and emotionally eloquent artist of our ag
By the time Twombly died in 2011, he had become a
figure of unique mystery and
authority in modern art — an American who chose to live in Italy, an abstract artist fascinated
by myth and history, a man who never spoke to the press, and when all is said and done, the most intelligent and emotionally eloquent artist of our ag
by myth and history, a man who never
spoke to the press, and when all is said and done, the most intelligent and emotionally eloquent artist of our age.