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Mark Alice Durant

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Description:Advance Praise for Maya Deren, Choreographed for CameraA brilliant book. Durant tells the story of the radical and multi-dimensional life of Maya Deren in ways that are as engrossing and inspiring as Deren's art. Every artist should read this. — Paul ChanDrawing from a treasure trove of archival materials, Mark Alice Durant gives a vivid account of the swath Maya Deren cut through the modernist century. Durant’s gorgeous writing captures how, in Deren’s hands, cinema is a devotion to life itself. — Laura U. MarksA vibrant cultural history of one of art's most exciting eras, Mark Alice Durant’s Maya Deren, Choreographed for Camera is a feast of life and art. — Lynne TillmanIn Mark Alice Durant, the legendary Maya Deren has found her ideal biographer, at the right time, when the world desperately needs her, and his, uncanny insights into the mysteries of the image. — David Levi StraussMaya Deren was not only a legend, but a flesh-and-blood individual, as is made amply apparent in Mark Alice Durant’s illuminating, loving and long-overdue biography. — J. HobermanDrama and myth frame the life and death of Maya Deren. Born in Kiev in 1917, at the start of the Russian Revolution, she died forty-four years later in New York City. In her brief life, she established herself as a pioneering experimental filmmaker, prolific writer, accomplished photographer, and crusader for a personal and poetic cinema. With its dreamy circular narrative and enigmatic imagery, her first film, Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), has inspired generations of artists, filmmakers, and poets. Deren worked and collaborated with numerous mid-century cultural luminaries, including Katherine Dunham, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Anais Nin, Gregory Bateson, Jonas Mekas, and Joseph Campbell.Deren received the first Guggenheim Fellowship ever awarded for creative filmmaking, using the funding to travel to Haiti where she became a devotee of Vodou. In 1953, she pubished Divine Horsemen, a ground-breaking ethnographic study of Haitian religious culture. Although Deren completed only six short films in her lifetime, her impact on the history of cinema is immeasurable. She has become the patron saint of 20th century experimental film. The aura that suffuses Deren’s legend emanates from the power of her films, magnified by her bohemian glamour and visionary intelligence.This is the first full biography of Deren. Based on years of research, interviews with some of Deren’s closest collaborators, and generously illustrated with film stills and photographs, author Mark Alice Durant creates a vivid and accessible narrative exploring the complexities and contradictions in the life and work of this remarkable and charismatic artist.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Maya Deren - Choreographed for Camera. To get started finding Maya Deren - Choreographed for Camera, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 350

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Saint Lucy Books

Release: 2022

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Description: Advance Praise for Maya Deren, Choreographed for CameraA brilliant book. Durant tells the story of the radical and multi-dimensional life of Maya Deren in ways that are as engrossing and inspiring as Deren's art. Every artist should read this. — Paul ChanDrawing from a treasure trove of archival materials, Mark Alice Durant gives a vivid account of the swath Maya Deren cut through the modernist century. Durant’s gorgeous writing captures how, in Deren’s hands, cinema is a devotion to life itself. — Laura U. MarksA vibrant cultural history of one of art's most exciting eras, Mark Alice Durant’s Maya Deren, Choreographed for Camera is a feast of life and art. — Lynne TillmanIn Mark Alice Durant, the legendary Maya Deren has found her ideal biographer, at the right time, when the world desperately needs her, and his, uncanny insights into the mysteries of the image. — David Levi StraussMaya Deren was not only a legend, but a flesh-and-blood individual, as is made amply apparent in Mark Alice Durant’s illuminating, loving and long-overdue biography. — J. HobermanDrama and myth frame the life and death of Maya Deren. Born in Kiev in 1917, at the start of the Russian Revolution, she died forty-four years later in New York City. In her brief life, she established herself as a pioneering experimental filmmaker, prolific writer, accomplished photographer, and crusader for a personal and poetic cinema. With its dreamy circular narrative and enigmatic imagery, her first film, Meshes of the Afternoon (1943), has inspired generations of artists, filmmakers, and poets. Deren worked and collaborated with numerous mid-century cultural luminaries, including Katherine Dunham, Marcel Duchamp, John Cage, Anais Nin, Gregory Bateson, Jonas Mekas, and Joseph Campbell.Deren received the first Guggenheim Fellowship ever awarded for creative filmmaking, using the funding to travel to Haiti where she became a devotee of Vodou. In 1953, she pubished Divine Horsemen, a ground-breaking ethnographic study of Haitian religious culture. Although Deren completed only six short films in her lifetime, her impact on the history of cinema is immeasurable. She has become the patron saint of 20th century experimental film. The aura that suffuses Deren’s legend emanates from the power of her films, magnified by her bohemian glamour and visionary intelligence.This is the first full biography of Deren. Based on years of research, interviews with some of Deren’s closest collaborators, and generously illustrated with film stills and photographs, author Mark Alice Durant creates a vivid and accessible narrative exploring the complexities and contradictions in the life and work of this remarkable and charismatic artist.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Maya Deren - Choreographed for Camera. To get started finding Maya Deren - Choreographed for Camera, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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