Works of Calder

The film begins with a sun materializing out of the emptiness of space. In the first of three sequences we see various images from nature against music: the sky, trees, leaves, a bird, water, sand, a beach. A little boy wanders along the beach observing the natural world around him. He walks and presently comes to a house and peers inside. The second sequence has no music. The narrator speaks of sculptor Alexander Calder and his work, as we see Calder in his workshop, cutting and creating unusual shapes, and seeing the resultant artworks. The last sequence has music as we view images of Calder's work. However, now they are intercut with images from nature so that we understand that Calder's inspiration is the natural world around him. The film ends as it began, with an image of the sun, now fading into the sky.

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Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring

Drawing the Line: A Portrait of Keith Haring

1989

Gloria's Call

Gloria's Call

2019

The Power of Utopia: Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh

The Power of Utopia: Living with Le Corbusier in Chandigarh

2023

Brice Marden: 4 Decades

Brice Marden: 4 Decades

2006

Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways

Christo: Wrapped Walk Ways

2009

Shadowman

Shadowman

2017

American Animals

American Animals

2018

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

The Maestro: King of the Cowboy Artists

1995

200,000 Phantoms

200,000 Phantoms

2007

Retratação

Retratação

2019

Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood

Caravaggio: The Soul and the Blood

2018

Perhaps one day

Perhaps one day

Agnes Martin Before the Grid

Agnes Martin Before the Grid

2016

Mülheim Texas – Helge Schneider hier und dort

Mülheim Texas – Helge Schneider hier und dort

2015

Robert Morris: Retrospective

Robert Morris: Retrospective

1994

Sarah McLachlan: A Life of Music

Sarah McLachlan: A Life of Music

2004

The Mystery of Picasso

The Mystery of Picasso

1956

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde

Man Ray: Prophet of the Avant-Garde

1997

Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405

Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405

2016

Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed

Pierre Bonnard: A Love Exposed

1998