Documentary Shorts 3: Oh, The Possibilities
94 minutes
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ALL THE POSSIBILITIES...REFLECTIONS ON A PAINTING BY VERNON PRATT is a documentary meditation on artist Vernon Pratt’s more than 1,400 square foot systematic abstract painting, ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF FILLING IN SIXTEENTHS (65,536), which was completed in 1982 but only recently exhibited for the first time. ALL THE POSSIBILITIES... gives viewers a unique experience of Vernon Pratt’s mesmerizing and massive work of art from the smallest square to the painting as a massive whole. With a percussive score inspired by the painting’s mathematical formulas, the film immerses viewers in Pratt’s world of mathematically-based abstraction. It is a symphony in black and white.
Director Bios
Marsha Gordon is a professor of film history and author of numerous books and essays. Louis Cherry is an architect who designs houses, schools, libraries, churches, and other community buildings. They make documentaries about art- and architecture-related subjects, and have also collaborated on multi-media art installations as well as more traditional photographic and painting projects.
- Year2019
- Runtime16 minutes
- CountryUSA
- PremiereColorado premiere
- RatingThe whole family (including children)
- DirectorLouis Cherry, Marsha Gordon
Documentary Shorts 3: Oh, The Possibilities
94 minutes
Use the playlist on the right to view all films & descriptions in this program
ALL THE POSSIBILITIES...REFLECTIONS ON A PAINTING BY VERNON PRATT is a documentary meditation on artist Vernon Pratt’s more than 1,400 square foot systematic abstract painting, ALL THE POSSIBILITIES OF FILLING IN SIXTEENTHS (65,536), which was completed in 1982 but only recently exhibited for the first time. ALL THE POSSIBILITIES... gives viewers a unique experience of Vernon Pratt’s mesmerizing and massive work of art from the smallest square to the painting as a massive whole. With a percussive score inspired by the painting’s mathematical formulas, the film immerses viewers in Pratt’s world of mathematically-based abstraction. It is a symphony in black and white.
Director Bios
Marsha Gordon is a professor of film history and author of numerous books and essays. Louis Cherry is an architect who designs houses, schools, libraries, churches, and other community buildings. They make documentaries about art- and architecture-related subjects, and have also collaborated on multi-media art installations as well as more traditional photographic and painting projects.
- Year2019
- Runtime16 minutes
- CountryUSA
- PremiereColorado premiere
- RatingThe whole family (including children)
- DirectorLouis Cherry, Marsha Gordon