Double vision

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Summary: From the multiple perspectives in Jan van Eyck's The Arnolfini Marriage to the multiple soup cans of Andy Warhol, Western art abounds with examples of "double vision." This program looks first at duplication within works of art via mirrors, naturally reflective surfaces, and shadows and then at stylized repetition, whether it be through patterns integral to a work or through patterns that in themselves constitute the work. More esoteric aspects, such as implied and distorted reflections, the otherness of reflected images, the weightiness of shadows, the fear-inducing quality of doubled images, and repeating as a means of progressing, are also addressed.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (27 min.) : sd., col., digital.
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electronic resource (video)
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2006], c2001.

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General Note:	Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Multi-User. Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on June 06, 2006.
Formatted Contents Note:	Mirrors in Paintings (4:18) -- Use of Mirrors in Art (3:15) -- Contemporary Use of Mirrors in Art (2:00) -- Shadows, Mirrors, and Reflections (2:54) -- Use of Doubles in Art (3:49) -- Shades and Use of Repeated Images in Art (2:20) -- Subjects, Objects, and Form in Painting (5:51)
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Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
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