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narv_brak_lecture_nov18Afternoon_P1.mp3
Title: 
Stan Brakhage lecture on art and filmmaking , Part 1
Description: 
Brakhage talks about the arts and how they are perceived. He shows three short films of his. In an hour-long Q&A, he talks about wanting to be a poet when he was growing up. Goes into Jonas Mekas, The Wizard of Oz, Gertrude Stein, sentimentality, being an artist, his filmmaking process, a person's destiny, being worn out by society, the artist's role, American culture, art belonging in the home, the fragility of works of art. Occasionally Ken Jacobs comments on the topics. Continued on 'Stan Brakhage lecture on art and filmmaking, Part 2.
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Abstract
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00:00 Brakhage talks about recognizing art 05:30 Body language of students listening to a piece of music 09:00 Metaphors for present time of human history and American culture 14:45 Discusses the unconscious 16:40 His house and how artists live 18:40 Defines art 20:30 How his films have been received 21:50 Perceiving music 24:20 Unconscious and physical "atmosphere of an audience" 30:30 Q+A session begins 01:01:50 Jacobs comments 01:02:25 Brakhage on finding love and fulfilling your destiny 01:04:10 His own weariness 01:10:00 Talks about artists lives 01:13:50 American culture and art 01:18:50 Jacobs comments 01:21:00 Art in the home 01:25:45 The setting for viewing art 01:32:00 Jacobs comments 01:34:08 End
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SegmentSequence
Subject: 
Brakhage, Stan
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258
Subject: 
Arts and society
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85008477
Subject: 
Artists -- 20th century
Subject Type: 
local
Subject: 
Independent filmmakers -- United States
Subject Type: 
local
Subject: 
Experimental films -- United States
Subject Type: 
local
Source: 
narv_brak_lecture_nov18Afternoon_P1
Creator: 
Brakhage, Stan
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n82017258
Contributor: 
Jacobs, Ken, 1933-
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http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2004071524
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Date: 
Undated
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audio/mp3
Language: 
English
Identifier ARK: 
https://ark.colorado.edu/ark:/47540/zh9k6n87j3tb