David W. Leitner
Series
Arthouse films ; 9
Publisher
New Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
For many, Milton Glaser is the personification of American graphic design. Best known for co-founding New York Magazine and creating the enduring I [love] NY campaign, the full breadth of Glaser's remarkable artistic output is presented, from newspaper and magazine designs, to interior spaces, logos and brand identities, to his celebrated prints, drawings, posters and paintings.
2) Chuck Close
Series
Arthouse films ; 17
Publisher
Arthouse Films
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
With editing completed by filmmaker Ken Kobland after the death of director/producer Marion Cajori, this movie describes the life and work of an artist who has reinvented portraiture. Close photographs his subjects, blows up the image to gigantic proportions, divides it into a detailed grid and then uses a complex set of colors and patterning to reconstruct each face. The artist describes his methodology and many of his artistic influences. Friends...
