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Art of Making a Bed
ART VT0003

Explores bed ensemble design through sheet patterns, from inspiration & conception to production & marketing. 1985 Approx. run time: 11:50


Commercial Illustration
ART VT0009

Commercial photography viewed as a craft. Several aspects of studio photography are presented. The process of several studio shoots, explanation, demonstration, & diagrams are presented. Topics include "simple motion," photograph retouching, exposure control, "levitation" of the camera lens, & "reflections of time" & light from watches. 103 min


Commercial Portraiture
ART VT0010

Commercial photographers need to be portraitures & relate well with people. 4 different shoots demonstrated, diagrammed, & explained. 1st is hardbodies, which shows an outdoor beach & lighting in the studio. 2nd looks at fashion ads with classic fashion. 3rd & 4th deal with natural light at the beach for a swim suit ad. 85 min


Islamic Art
ART VT0022

Forbidden by Islamic law to represent human form, Moslem art burst forth in characteristic decorative style we know as "arabesque". Discusses architecture & sculpture of mosques & Koranic schools, illumination & calligraphy of sacred texts, music, art of garden, & influence of abstract arabesque on Western art.


Magic of Photography
ART VT0027

Regardless of whether you're amateur, seasoned pro, or fan of fashion & glamour photography, Bernstein guides viewers in using available equipment & props. Covers eight instructional studio sequences from model styling & posing to lens exposure ratios. 1985. 43 min


Breaking in: Graphic Design
ART VT0132

Seven top New York designers answer questions about how to put together a portfolio that sells. They discuss skills & creativity, motion graphics, new forms, new technology, looking for your first job, & the interview. 16 min.


Design Sense
ART VT0157

Gives viewer a better understanding of how to produce effective communication materials. Proper formats, fonts, & letter spacing are discussed. Suggested stages of development are provided. 30 min


Step-by-Step: Desktop Design: #1
ART VT0163

Intro to basic electronic graphic processes. 1988 31 min


Step-by-Step: Paste-up: #1
ART VT0164

Explains fundamentals for professional production. 28 min


Christos Islands
ART VT0187

Resonates with political intrigue: Christo's fight for permission to surround 11 Biscayne Bay islands with 6.5 million sq. ft. of bright pink fabric, interwoven with his struggle to wrap the Pont-Nuef in Paris & the Reichstag in Berlin. 1986. 57 min


Christos Running Fence
ART VT0188

Portrait of one man's persistence, tape documents Bulgarian born artist's efforts to build a 24 1/2 mile long, 18' high fence of white fabric across the hills of California. 1978. 58 min


Christos Valley Curtain
ART VT0189

Ironworkers risk their lives hanging a quarter-mile of orange curtain across a windy Colorado valley. 1974. 28 min


Art of the Western World:Classical Ideal:Greece&Rome
ART VT0220A

Origins of Western are traced to ancient Greece through Kouroi & Koraj (male/female) figures, as well as by architecture of Parthenon. From Greece to Rome focuses on new artistic approach to human form & violent emotion. Approx. run time: 57:29


Art of the Western World:White Garment Churches:Romanesque & Gothic
ART VT0220B

The preserved church of Parayle-Monial reveals how monasticism & pilgrimage affected architectural development of French Romanesque churches in the 11th century, while Gislebertus' sculpture at St. Lazare in Autun illustrates medieval focus on heaven & fear of damnation. Triumph of the Gothic style is revealed through studies of Durham, Canterbury, St.Denis & Chartres cathedrals. Approx. run time: 57:54


Art of the Western World: Early Renaissance: Italy & N. Europe
ART VT0220C

Revival of classical tradition is explored & interpreted through contributions of Florentine artists in early 15th century. Begins in Italy with Brunelleschi, Massacio, Donatello, & Ghiberti, then moves to Northern Europe with painter Jan van Eyck & German artists Grunewald & Durer. Approx. run time: 57:58


Art of the Western World: The High Renaissance: Rome & Venice
ART VT0220D

Works of Leonardo, Michelangelo, & Raphael are utilized to define aesthetic values of day & serve as standards of excellence for centuries. Under Papal patronage, Rome re-emerges as a center of artistic activity, while Venetian preoccupation with theater, nature, & light is captured in glowing works by Giorgione, Titian, & Verones. Approx. run time: 58:04


Art of the Western World: Realms of Light: The Baroque
ART VT0220E

Direct emotional appeal & theatrical power of the Baroque style is epitomized in Bernini's sculpture "The Ecstasy of Saint Theresa." Exuberant forms & colors of the Baroque are exemplified in the architecture in Austria & in the paintings of Rubens & Velazquez, Vermeer, Hals, & Rembrandt. Approx. run time: 57:47


Art of the Western World: An Age of Reason
ART VT0220F

Beginning during decadence & corruption of 18th century France, tape continues through the classical & Jacques-Louis David to the romantic & Gericault, Delacroix, & Goya Approx. run time: 58:07


Art of Western World: Fresh View: Impresionism & Post-Impressionism
ART VT0220G

Courbet founded the school of Impressionism when he decided to break with tradition & paint life as he saw it. He was followed by Manet, Renoir, Pisaao, Degas, & Monet. The term "Post-Impressionist" applied to Gauguin, Seurat, Van Gogh, & Çezanne signifies not a common style, but a collective rejection of Impressionism. Approx. run time: 57:59


Art of Western World: Into the 20th Century
ART VT0220H

Early 20th century witnessed creative explosion in science, thought, & technology. Led to movements in art, notably Vienna's Secessionist movement, Paris's "Les Fauves," & Cubism. Cubism lent itself to the German Expressionists, Italian Futurists, Russian Suprematists, & the Dutch De Stijl School. Post-WWI saw abstraction emerge, International Style evolve, & Surrealism flourish. Approx. run time: 58:02


Art of Western World: In Our Own Time
ART VT0220I

After WWII art world moves to NY for 1st time. With Jackson Pollack as dynamic innovator, the "Action Painters" or "Abstract Expressionists" become an internationally influential force. For artists such as Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenburg, & Andy Warhol, the past provides a rich mine of images, allusions, & inspirations to be combined freely in their "Post-Modern" works. 1989 60 min.


Intro. to Postscript
ART VT0229

Video aimed at those who do not own a PostScript printer. Shows what PostScript is & what it does. Hands on demos of toner cartridge reloading, binding systems, Kroy Kolor, book-on-demand publishing, & essential resources. Ideal for user group presentations. 1989. 65 min


National Gallery of Art (A)
ART VT0233A

National Gallery Builds; The Quiet Collector: Andrew W. Mellon Remembered; Raphael & the American Collector; Leonardo: To Know How to See


National Gallery of Art (B)
ART VT0233B

Of Time, Tombs, & Treasure: The Treasures of Tutankhaman; Adventures in Art; Mobile, by Alexander Calder; Femme/Woman: A Tapestry by Joan Miro


National Gallery of Art (C)
ART VT0233C

Picasso: the Saltimbanques; The Eye of Thomas Jefferson; The American Vision


National Gallery of Art (D)
ART VT0233D

John James Audubon: The Birds of America


National Gallery of Art (E)
ART VT0233E

American Light: The Luminist Movement, (1850-1875); James McNeill Whistler: His Etchings; Winslow Homer: the Nature of the Artist


National Gallery of Art (F)
ART VT0233F

Important Information Inside: John F. Peto & the Idea of Still-life Painting


National Gallery of Art (G)
ART VT0233G

William Merritt Chase at Shinnecock; David Smith: American Sculptor, 1906-1965; The Christmas Story in Art; Adult Learning Service 1989


Portrait of Imogene
ART VT0252

Film makes you feel as if you are sitting with Cunningham in her living room as you view her portfolio. Director Partridge is Imogene Cunningham's granddaughter, & her access to photographs & recorded conversations with Cunningham provide us with a valuable record of one of photography's great artists. 1987 28 min.


Colour: An Introduction: Basic Colour
ART VT0304A

A survey of subtractive & additive theories of color. Includes physics of color, relationship between pigments & colors, primaries, secondaries, & complimentaries, mixing midvalues, preparing a basic color circle, & color energy.


Colour: An Introduction: Colour Energy
ART VT0304B

Deals with impact of complimentaries (maximum contrast), the contrast of extension, warm/cool dimension of color (maximum energy), and color/form relationships.


Colour: An Introduction: Colour Structures
ART VT0304C

The importance of color temperature in color structures. Also, describes analyzing color schemes in paintings, points, lines & marks, triads & tetrads in color schemes.


Colour: An Introduction: Between Black & White
ART VT0304D

Analyzing use of black, white, & gray in paintings, mixing chromatic blacks, mixing chromatic grays, mixing chromatic whites, gray scale, & breaking a color with its complimentary.


Colour: An Introduction: Discord Energy
ART VT0304E

A definition of classical discords and examples of their use in paintings. It describes mixing classical discords, mixing alternative discords, & mixing complimentary discords.


Colour: An Introduction: Colour in Nature
ART VT0304F

A view of major developments in twentieth-century landscape painting: shifting point of view & using color to create form. Also, analyzing color & form in natural objects.


Colour: An Introduction: Living with Colour
ART VT0304G

Analyzing the use of color in architecture, interior decoration, fashion, food packaging, advertising & signage.


Colour: An Introduction: Colour Light
ART VT0304H

The additive theory of color, effect of different kinds of light colors, computer-aided exploration of color organization & color relationships, reflections, color dynamics, iridescence, lasers.


Powaqqatsi - Life in Transformation
ART VT0317

Follow-up to Reggio's art film KOYAANISQATS! He explores relationships between cultures, nature, & technology, turning focus on third world countries. 100 min.


Koyaanisqatsi - Life Out of Balance
ART VT0318

Life out of balance. 87 min


Bali: Masterpiece of the Gods
ART VT0342

Travel to Bali, tiny island in the Indonesian archipelago that many revere as Heaven on Earth. Born of fiery volcanic eruptions, this paradise is made up of 2,000 sq. miles of spectacular mountains, beaches, & rice terraces. Land is home to an extraordinary culture where artistic expression serves to please the gods & placate the demons. Experience intensity of religious beliefs through music, dance & rituals that animate every aspect of Balinese life. 60 minutes


Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out Of Balance
ART VT0318B

Life out of balance. 87 min