Art on Film–Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint
We share our thoughts on Beyond the Visible: Hilma af Klint, a new documentary about a pioneering abstract artist.
Art on Film: The Goldfinch
So, the film adaptation of Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning novel The Goldfinch, which involves Carl Fabritius’ 1654 painting of the same name, came out several weeks ago. And your blogger has quite a few mixed feelings. Rather than subject you to a lenthy post, though, this post will seek to answer a few questions: just how […]
Discover Mary Blair’s Magical Concept Art
If we name a classic Disney film, odds are that a particular image from that film will come to mind. Alice and Wonderland might bring to mind a girl glancing up at a caterpillar smoking on a toadstool, while Peter Pan conjures up images of Peter flying through the sky, clashing swords with Captain Hook. […]
Art on Film: The Secret of Kells
Last week, we looked at the Book of Kells, a 9th-century Irish manuscript so rich it has inspired generations. Today, we’re continuing our focus on the Book of Kells with a recent family flick inspired by the manuscript–The Secret of Kells. Though it’s been ten years since its initial release in Ireland, the movie’s animation […]
How Will “Genius: Picasso” Choose To Portray the Prolific Artist?
Fans of art and television rejoice: the second season of National Geographic Channel’s acclaimed series Genius, airing April 24th, will cover the life of Pablo Picasso. We’re excited that the series, whose first season covered Albert Einstein, will have an entire series devoted to a prolific artist whose work is featured in our first, third, fourth, […]
What’s that Rothko in Ant-Man?
So I finally saw Ant-Man last week and was pleasantly surprised. Of course, it’s Ant-Man, the superhero that’s most likely to have us mutter “seriously?” under our breath, but it’s totally self-aware that it’s Ant-Man. It’s Marvel plus Paul Rudd as ex-con-turned-heroScott Lang, so of course I expected some tongue-in-cheek humor with a bit of […]
Art in Disney: Sleeping Beauty
Luckily for all of us, the VHS (yes, VHS) of Sleeping Beauty I own happens to come with a special after-the-movie feature about the making of the film, complete with commentary about the film’s stunning visual art. Upon its release in 1959, Sleeping Beauty was the film Disney Studios had taken the longest time in […]
Art in Disney– Mulan
We’ve established the fact that Disney definitely has some art historians employed in their animation department (see the entries for The Little Mermaid and Frozen if you doubt this fact). But what’s even more impressive is that Disney doesn’t just draw on Western art of the last 500 years in their films–their art historical knowledge […]
Classic Paintings in Disney’s “Frozen”
Disney artists are some of the best in the business. As we’ve seen with my post discussing The Little Mermaid, somebody at Disney is a bigger art history geek than the rest and takes the time to carefully insert huge art history Easter eggs into their films. And much to my delight, the multi-billion-dollar blockbuster Frozen doesn’t escape […]
What’s that Mystery Painting in “The Little Mermaid”
Disney almost certainly has a crack team of artists working for them. And I’m pretty sure after re-watching The Little Mermaid that whoever’s in charge of artwork over there had a pretty extensive education in art history as well. And this viewing is what led to my quest to unearth just how much Disney relies […]