For Wassily Kandinsky, the father of abstract art, geometric form was the external expression of inner meaning. What sensibilities do art lovers need in order to decode the shapes behind the shapes in his colorful—and, in their day, controversial—paintings? This program introduces the subject of symbolism in abstract expressionism through a close examination of Kandinsky’s Yellow-Red-Blue. (33 minutes)

Tell a Friend! Your Name: Your Email: Your Friend's Email: Your Message: We respect your privacy and will not use your friend's address without permission. Item#: BVL31232 Copyright date: ©1994 DVD ISBN 978-0-7365-6680-3

Part of the Series : Palettes II: Great Artists, Great Art

DVD	$99.95
DVD + 3-Year Streaming	$149.93
3-Year Streaming	$99.95

Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.

		Bauhaus: Less Is More This program provides an outstanding historical overview of Bauhaus, the most controversial and forward-looking school of art and design of its time. The conflicting artistic philosophies of the school's key figures are considered, from Walter Gropiu...(more details)		DVD (Chaptered) $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95
		Lascaux: The Prehistory of Art One of the world's most fascinating museums is by far one of the oldest. But can the paintings there really be called art? This program goes inside the Lascaux cave complex to examine the richest and most beautiful collection of Paleolithic cave draw...(more details)		DVD $149.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $224.93 3-Year Streaming $149.95
		Smithson and Serra: Beyond Modernism? Robert Smithson and Richard Serra both believed that sculpture should have a dialogue with its environment. In the case of Serra's Tilted Arc, the dialogue became an argument culminating in the work's removal from New York's financial district. Prese...(more details)		DVD $169.95
		Gustave Courbet: The Place of Death In 1848, a political revolution in France foreshadowed a revolution in art. In 1851, Gustave Courbet's A Burial at Ornans scandalized the public with its unembellished portrayal of an ordinary funeral. The shift toward Realism had begun. This program...(more details)		DVD $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95
		Andy Warhol: Images of an Image At once banal and provocative, the works of Andy Warhol sardonically comment on the ubiquity of mass media in modern America. This program takes a look at the Pop Art movement and the life of Warhol through a penetrating investigation of his deadpan ...(more details)		DVD $99.95 DVD + 3-Year Streaming $149.93 3-Year Streaming $99.95

See additional titles in Art History