Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&Ne=7075&N=4+7178 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1583820 Born in 1932 in Dresden, Gerhard Richter is considered one of the worlds greatest living painters and now nearly 80 years old, agreed to talk about his work, as a small film crew documents his creative process. Blunt, provocative, unashamedly curmudgeonly, and iconoclastic (but never cynical), the artist says hes interested in things he doesnt understand, that painting is a secretive business, and that each painting is an assertion that tolerates no company. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1670220 Margot is happily married to Lou, a good-natured cookbook author, but when Margot meets Daniel, a handsome artist who lives across the street, their mutual attraction is undeniable. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1742597 This is a documentary that chronicles artist and activist Ai Weiwei as he prepares for a series of exhibitions and gets into an increasing number of clashes with the Chinese government. Follows Ai from the close of the 2008 Beijing Olympics (for which he helped design the acclaimed Birds Nest stadium) to his arrest and 81-day detention in 2011 (container). http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1431853 A visual exploration of the history, vitality, and cultural significance of Americas craft movement. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1346207 A stylishly dark docu-comedy excavating Americas craving for fame and fortune via one of its most outrageous addicts. Once a legitimate art star in the 1980s New York scene, millionaire business artist Mark Kostabi hires others to conceive and create paintings which he openly signs and sells as his own. Con Artist focuses on Kostabis attempts to regain prominence and find happiness through fame, which he openly equates with love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1297155 A young artist searches the winding streets of Strasbourg in search of an old love. While sketching the beautiful women he sees around him at an outdoor cafe, he believes he sees the woman he met several years earlier. He sets off to find her, dashing down city streets and hoping to finally capture his lost love. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1163357 Contemporary art gallerist Madeleine falls for Adrian, a brooding new music composer, in this comic satire of modern art. The two struggle to find their own artistic success as the streets of Manhattan bombard them with artists, from Adrians commercial brother to the one who uses taxidermy and household objects. This intelligent and hilarious film delivers a talented cast and a fresh take on the art world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1116158 When Danny arrives at the opening of his first exhibition, his erotic paintings trigger memories of his first love, Carter, a troubled athlete whose depression and self-denial led to suicide. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1252398 After being brutally attacked outside a bar and recovering from a coma and extensive physical injuries, Mark Hogancamp suffered brain damage and nearly total memory loss. Unable to afford therapy he spent the next few years building a scale model, World War II-era town, Marwencol, populated with dolls, where he lived out his fantasy life, and which he documented in photographs. When his photographs were discovered by an art magazine, a New York gallery invited him to show his work, forcing him to choose between his self-contained world and the larger world from which he had retreated. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1200496 From 1905 to 1930, Paris was the magnetic center for radical innovation and experiment, the Mecca for creative talents. On-camera, dramatic and historic moments are recalled by participants in these legendary events e.g. Marc Chagall, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Cocteau, Aaron Copland, and many more. Traces who came to Paris and why, whom they met, what they made there, and how being in Paris transformed them and their work. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1100494 Follows the life of American artist Georgia OKeeffe and her tumultuous relationship with her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz. As their relationship suffers, Alfred takes a younger lover. Georgias search for solace moves her west, where she finds new inspiration for her paintings, and ultimately her own voice, in the New Mexico landscape. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1585022 Filmed over three years, this documentary is an unprecedented record of a major artist at work. It captures David Hockneys return from California to paint his native Yorkshire, outside, through the seasons, and in all weathers. It tells the story of a homecoming and gives a revealing portrait of what inspires and motivates todays greatest living British-born artist. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1349860 [C]hronicles the stories of ten fine artists and intrepid theoretical scientists who have abandoned careers and scoffed at hard-earned graduate degrees -- all to forge unconventional lives as modern-day paperfolders. -- Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1330955 Through in-depth profiles and dynamic behind-the-scenes footage featuring artists speaking directly about their inspirations and ideas, Season Five shows a broad range of artistic practice, technical innovation, and experimentation, from artists tackling large-scale collaborative projects in hangar-like studios to those working in the quiet of more intimate studio settings. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1331497 Pablo Picasso was a legend whose paintings almost everyone can visualize today. The film works through the artworks of Picasso in chronological order and discusses the forces that inspired them, whether in the personal life of the artist or the wider world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1089123 In 1974, in the suburb of Port Chester, New York, the teenage aspirant artist John Talia has a troubled relationship with his homophobic father who does not understand Johns talent. While visiting his friend Yammi, John finds that the genius Russian painter Nicoli Seroff lives nearby. He decides to pay a visit to his idol. John finds a bitter alcoholic who is still grieving the loss of his wife Anya. Somehow, he successfully befriends the master. When Nicoli travels to the countryside in Pennsylvania, he invites John to go with him to teach him how to paint. John meets Nicolis neighbor Carla who grieves the loss of her son, and the arrogant critic of art and Nicolais friend Curtis Sunday. Along their vacation, the synergy of Nicoli and John improves their individual lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1349407 Paints a new picture of brave religious expression, personal vendettas, careful cover-ups, and a most gifted artist desperately trying to reconcile his loyalty to the church with his own belief about salvation. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1010531 In 1974, in the suburb of Port Chester, New York, the teenage aspirant artist John Talia has a troubled relationship with his homophobic father who does not understand Johns talent. While visiting his friend Yammi, John finds that the genius Russian painter Nicoli Seroff lives nearby. He decides to pay a visit to his idol. John finds a bitter alcoholic who is still grieving the loss of his wife Anya. Somehow, he successfully befriends the master. When Nicoli travels to the countryside in Pennsylvania, he invites John to go with him to teach him how to paint. John meets Nicolis neighbor Carla who grieves the loss of her son, and the arrogant critic of art and Nicolais friend Curtis Sunday. Along their vacation, the synergy of Nicoli and John improves their individual lives. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=776265 An ex-G.I. stays in Paris after the war to study painting, supported by a rich American. The young soldier falls in love, but unfortunately, she is engaged to an older man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=821868 Jarmans gorgeously sensual re-imagining of the volatile life of the 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his rampant flirtations with the underworld. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1051639 DVD includes close-ups on Jody Naranjo (silver work), Marvin Oliver (pottery), Jeri Ah-be-hill (sculpture), Joe Cajero (native dress), and others (glass work). 67 minutes of the sights and sounds of the 2008 Santa Fe Indian Market, including exclusive footage from 2003 and 2007 Indian Markets. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=968055 Global graffiti culture is where the love of art and ego clashes with law and order. This film explores the many manifestations of bombing - the act of committing artistic crime with spraypaint. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1197164 Chronicles Rothkos life, charting the development of his work, which fills the screen with his softly defined, rectangular clouds of color stacked symmetrically on top of one another. Conceived to evoke elemental emotions and maximum poignancy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=822095 An exploration of the world and the works of Belgian surrealist painter Ren Magritte. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=716342 A young woman travels to a small California seaside town to visit her father, an artist. When she arrives at his home, she finds him missing and his home filled with numerous paintings of his creation. The woman decides to explore the town to find out what happened to her father and discovers some strange happenings involving the local populous. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=758546 Driller Killer tells the story of an aspiring artist (played by Ferrara) who is driven mad by his struggles and the pressure of urban life. Armed with a hand drill and a taste for murder, he takes to the streets in a bloody rampage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=773181 Craft in America is an exploration into the hearts and minds of artisans devoted to a diverse array of mediums -- from furniture making and basket weaving to pottery and metalsmithing. Each episode reveals that craft has earned itself a place within the realm of fine art--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1330956 Meet contemporary artists at work and speaking in their own words--direct, accessible, and unfiltered--in Season Four of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. ... This unique four-hour series spotlights 17 artists working in the United States today, and invites viewers behind the scenes to see artists at work in their homes, communities, and unexpected sites--from an old-growth forest to a military base to a film set. The artists ... explore questions ... about politics, mortality, love, nature, science, order, chaos, and more. Themes of Romance, Protest, Ecology, and Paradox provide a connective thread between profiles ...--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=699925 This visually stunning documentrary about the most popular painter of the past century, Van Gogh, was filmed at locations in the Netherlands, Belgium, and France. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=715986 This insightful and entertaining documentary attempts to piece together the many clues the maestro left behind in his diary to create an accurate portrait of his legendary and very private life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=722565 The Bolero is a documentary capturing the essence of an orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta. In Search of Cezanne explores the life and the legacy of 19th century French painter Paul Cezanne. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1051364 Craft in America is an exploration into the hearts and minds of artisans devoted to a diverse array of mediums -- from furniture making and basket weaving to pottery and metalsmithing. Each episode reveals that craft has earned itself a place within the realm of fine art--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=758473 Delilah Miller is an explosive 23 year old painter who struggles to reconcile her insatiable appetite for both men and women in her search for a real relationship. She starts a romance with rock musician Ryland Yale, a sexy, possessive and undependable heroin addict, and finds herself torn between her emotional needs and physical desire. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=760241 Marisa, a young artist searching for an original idea, is dividing her time between flavor-of-the-month medium choices and sessions with her therapist. When she meets Paul, a dabbling writer, she is trying filmmaking. Paul tries starting a novel about Marisa making her first film. Together they may have something that works. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=804267 Gustav Klimt was an unlikely artistic rebel, yet he became leader of the Vienna Secession, a group of avant-garde artists who would change the conservative Viennese art scene forever. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=773201 Discover the true story behind the enigmatic artist whose iconic splatter and drip techniques forever changed the face of Abstract Expressionism in the twentieth century. From his near lifelong struggles with alcohol to his tumultuous marriage to artist Lee Krasner to his destructive encounter with fame, this program probes every corner of Pollocks short, yet dramatic life. Featuring extensive photographs and in-depth interviews with biographers, friends and Pollock (2000) director Ed Harris. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=968158 A troublesome twelve-year-old orphan, staying with an elderly artist who needs her, remembers the only other time she was happy in a foster home, with a family that truly seemed to care about her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=978714 Features interviews with more than a dozen artists, including internationally recognized sculptors Christine Rojek, Thomas Scarff, and Mike Helbing, award winning poet and author Tyehimba Jess (of Leadbelly fame). incendiary performance artist and founder of Breakbone DanceCo Atalee Judy, Cartoon Vocalist/Comedian Greg Whalen and many others. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=619645 Frida Kahlo was more than a great painter: her life and art reflected the maelstrom of the revolution and culture that defined the first half of the twentieth century. This film combines Kahlos artwork with photos, archival films and interviews. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=804826 A portrait of the most famous and controversial artist of the second half of the twentieth century. Explores the complete spectrum of Warhols artistic output, from the late 1940s to his death in 1987. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=804240 A Royal Academy exhibitioner at the age of fifteen, J.M.W. Turner, by the end of his life, was the best known artist in England during the Romantic period and one of the forerunners of Impressionism. A life-long lover of landscape and seascape painting, he traveled widely in search of inspiration. No artist had ever painted light and color as Turner did in his astonishing later works. These paintings such as Rain, steam, speed and The fighting Tmrair were the conclusion to the long evolution of the art of J.M.W. Turner.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=804270 Examines the life and work of 19th century French Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=812008 Based on the award-winning TV production Visions from the wilderness : the art of Paul Kane. Through the documentary and its interactive features, you can explore the compelling story of Paul Kane, an artist whose travels along the Hudsons Bay Company fur trading route in the mid 1800s brought him face to face with First Nations and Mtis cultures at a crucial turning point in North American history.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=978877 The personal life of James Abbott McNeill Whistler may have been the most remarkable of any 19th century artist. Born an American, he spent his childhood in St. Petersburg, received his only formal art training in the West Point Military Academy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=822091 Dante Gabriel Rossetti was one of the most enigmatic of all English Painters. Born into a brilliant family of Italian exiles, he announced his ambitions at the age of twenty. A romantic medieval flavor infused Rossettis work. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=884346 Kirk Douglas gives a fierce portrayal as the artist torn between the joyous inspiration of his genius and the dark desperation of his tormented mind. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=804222 Mexican paintings are both visual and narrative in nature - and as colorful as the Mexican culture. Survey the rich history of Mexican painting, illuminating works by such illustrious artists as colonial painter Baltasar de Echeve Orio and Frida Kahlo. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=804268 Examines the life and work of post-impressionist painter Henri Rousseau, featuring expert commentary and location footage. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=678330 Examines the life of artist and automobile designer, Ed Big Daddy Roth. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=657885 Examines and recounts the life of Leonardo da Vinci, using a combination of reenactment, commentary by scholars, and narration. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=804239 Undoubtedly, the first great painter to hail from England, William Hogarths work was a witty and brilliant satirical depiction of English society. This was a society with flaws and Hogarth was not afraid to condemn, as well as praise. With these characteristics combined, Hogarth was able to produce his greatest works, modern moral subjects including The rakes progress and Marriage--la-mode which are still admired for their humor and vitality.--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=804271 In 1792, a famous Spanish portraitist fell victim to an illness that left him permanently deaf. This was the event that proved the turning-point in the career of Francisco Jose Goya y Lucientes. His increasingly dark images are most appreciated today. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=699519 John Carradine stars as Gaston, a successful nineteenth century artist and puppeteer in Frances capital. Gaston, however, lives a secret life as Bluebeard, a demented serial killer who coldly strangles a series of beautiful young women who fail to meet his impossible standards. The lifeless bodies are discarded in the Parisian streets. All is concealed from the authorities until Lucille (Jean Parker), Gastons comely assistant, learns the awful truth and swears to bring him to his day of reckoning. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=588512 This brilliant portrait of Vincent Van Gogh is a shattering journey through the life of a tortured genius who, spurned in his own time, became the single most influential artist of modern history. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=591930 A lonely shoe salesman and an eccentric performance artist struggle to connect in this unique take on contemporary life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=627366 A haunting portrait of Henry Darger, a reclusive janitor by day and a visionary artist by night. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1330950 Go behind the scenes to meet todays most fascinating contemporary artists in Season Three of the Emmy-nominated ART:21--ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY documentary series. Unparalleled in access to todays young artists, this unique series takes viewers into artists studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. The four one-hour programs present 18 artists working in the United States ...--Case. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=614167 A portrait on the life of the colorful painter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1060127 This shows exclusive footage of artist JD Challenger at work, and interviews with friends, family, and supporters. It illustrates the craft, as well as the emotional need to create work that tell the story of a People too long ignored. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=582008 Presents manifest destiny, the California gold rush, the war with Mexico, and the growth of San Francisco as depicted in the work of contemporary American artists and photographers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=726800 The brillant, adventurous and tragic life of the famed impressionist painter Paul Gauguin is brought to the screen in this thinly diguised biography based on the best-selling novel by Somerset Maugham. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=581952 Exhibits the West through wars, depressions, and social upheavals and its subsequent changes resulting from these events. The Indians, the cowboys, the fortune hunters are different. The ghosts of buffaloes are still stirring. Yet, through the art works of Thomas Hart Benton and Grant Wood, the myth regenerates itself and the West remains the land of dreams and promise. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=532611 Biography of artist Wassily Kandinsky accompanied by images of his greatest works. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=532660 The video contains definitive biographies accompanied by a visual analysis of the artists major work. Full of imagery the video is the perfect introduction to Henri Matisses modern art. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=660679 A new priest arrives in the French country village of Ambricourt to attend to his first parish. The rural congregation rejects him immediately. Through his country diary entries, the suffering young man relays a crisis of faith that threatens to drive him away from the village and God. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=532643 The video contains definitive biographies accompanied by a visual analysis of the artists major work. Full of imagery the video is the perfect introduction to Jackson Pollocks modern art. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=544783 A brooding artist accompanied by his wife travels to a remote island where he hopes to escape his demons. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=532603 The video contains definitive biographies accompanied by a visual analysis of the artists major work. Full of imagery the video is the perfect introduction to Marcel Duchamps modern art. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=532599 A definitive biography accompanied by spectacular images of the artists greatest work. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=537610 Explores the fascinating, often hilarious, and alway enigmatic world of artist and underground icon Ray Johnson whose mysterious suicide frames the film. He was considered a genius whose collages have been exhibited in major museums around the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1091858 An artist meets a schoolgirl in Central Park who has a mysterious air about her. What follows is an unforgettable love story. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=532622 A definitive biography accompanied by spectacular images of the artists greatest work.--Cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=669364 La vida de Jos Guadalupe Posada, grabador en metal y artista, famoso por sus grabados de calaveras. Basado en el libro: Jos Guadalupe Posada, un artista en blanco y negro, de Agustn Snchez (investigador del INBA y coordinador del Museo de la Caricatura). Animaciones creadas por Luis Tovar. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=555224 Through Van Goghs paintings and letters, narrator Christopher Reeve follows the artists extraordinary life, from his childhood in Holland through his years in a socialist commune in Paris. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=884375 He was a brazen prodigy determined to make his mark in the world. He became the most revolutionary and influential artist since the Renaissance. His was a life of contradiction, where the creation of beauty was balanced by personal failings that exacted a high price on all those who loved him. Pablo Picasso spent his life destroying convention. He left a legacy that places him securely among the most important artists of all time. Follows Picasso from his childhood in Spain through the many phases of his 70-year artistic career. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=531524 The definitive biography of artist Andy Warhol accompanied by spectacular images of his greatest work. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=788225 Filmmaker Ken Burns traces the life and career of one of Americas best known painters. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=532623 A definitive biography accompanied by spectacular images of the artists greatest work. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=627368 Explores the mind and motivations of Pablo Picasso as he creates over fifteen works before the camera. Using a specially designed transparent canvas to provide an unobstructed view, Picasso creates as the camera records. He begins with simple works that take shape after only a single brush stroke. He then progresses to more complex paintings, in which he repeatedly adds and removes elements, transforming the entire scene, until at last the work is complete. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=583024 This program closely examines the struggle of Goyas contradictory desires for a life of middle-class sensibility informed by a caustic perception of the world. His works are evaluated as social critiques of the time and place in which he lived, often harsh and satirical commentaries made on a culture Goya derided as archaic and prejudiced. What emerges in this exploration of Goyas life, filmed in part in his original work space, is a persona quite different from the 19th-century romantic traditionally portrayed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1314635 On her deathbed, artist Frida Kahlo conjures up images and memories of her life as a painter, revolutionary and woman of the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=466277 A look at the life and creative world of a revolutionary who influenced the 20th century in everything from painting to film and music. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1670786 Presents 37 diverse artists, taking viewers into artists studios, homes, and communities to provide an intimate view of their lives, work, creative processes, and sources of inspiration. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=475960 Biography of the versatile Renaissance artist in the context of his times, describing some of his achievements in painting, architecture, engineering, sculpture, and science. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=479431 Narra la vida de Frida Kahlo, la pintora mexicana ms admirada en el mundo. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=631450 Explores the questions of what drove Van Gogh to suicide and whether his madness contributed to his accomplishments. His pathology is examined by experts in the fields of psychiatry and neurology. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1363583 In a time of political and social unrest in 19th century Korea, an uncouth, self-taught painter explores his natural talent amidst the repressive world around him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=631455 This program surveys the life and work of Leonardo da Vinci, from his birth in Tuscany to his final years in Cloux. Not only through his genius in the arts but also as a student of anatomy, physiology, botany, hydrodynamics, aeronautics, and other disciplines, Leonardo proved to be the quintessential Renaissance man. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=631954 A struggling American painter living in Paris in the 1920s becomes involved in a plot to forge three paintings-- this leads to run-ins with a cold-blooded businessman who happens to be married to his ex-wife. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=629671 Todd McFarlane is the most successful comic book artist in history. His multi-million dollar entertainment empire encompasses comics, action figures, television, video games, and music videos. The Spawn comic creator has sold more copies than any other urban drama character including Batman, Spider-man, and Superman. He is a self-confessed man of contradictions and inconsistancies, who ultimately just wants to play by his own rules. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=635587 Gulley Jimson, an ill-behaved artist is in search for a perfect canvas. He is determined to let nothing come between himself and the realization of his exalted vision. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=469455 The character of the artist is revealed through a study of his paintings in chronological order. The review includes various aspects of his life and times including his relationship with the Spanish monarch, Philip IV. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=775326 He created some of the most treasured paintings in history. But in his own lifetime, he was shunned by the artistic community and his works were virtually ignored. Get a comprehensive look at a life of passion, genius and determination that is often overshadowed by one tormented act. Get the real, complete story of why the painter cut off his own ear, but also explore the rest of his remarkable life, including his complicated relationships with women and his long partnership with his brother Theo. Take an up-close look at his greatest masterpieces, and examine their importance. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=531694 This documentary relates the life and work of Jackson Pollock, from his triumphant entry into the art world to his tragic death. Includes revealing interviews and archival footage by Lee Krasner, Pollocks wife, and Ed Harris, star of the film Pollock. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=611842 A historically accurate depiction of one of the most important collaborations in the history of art, that of legendary sculptor Rodin, and the creative prodigy Camille Claudel. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=633075 Fellow artists and lovers Jackson Pollock and Lee Krasner are at the center of New Yorks 1940s art scene, but as Krasner neglects her work to push Pollocks career forward, Pollock begins to unravel emotionally. Pollock and Krasner escape to the country to marry, and soon, Pollock creates the work that makes him the first internationally-famous modern painter in America. But with fame and fortune comes a volatile temper and severe self-doubt; before long, Pollocks life threatens to explode--Container. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=432127 Collection of films of O. Henrys two most published stories and a third tape telling O. Henrys story. In The gift of the Magi, a husband and wife sacrifice treasured possessions in order to buy each other Christmas presents. In the last leaf, an artist forfeits his life while painting the last leaf on a vine, giving hope to a girl who has lost the will to live. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=474047 Examines many of Czannes works in detail and draws on the observations of a wide range of historians and commentators. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=431227 In Bordeaux, France, in the early 1800s, Goya suffers from strange visions and nightmares. Goya reflects on his tumultuous career: a love affair with the beautiful Duchess of Alba and the evil crusade of Napoleons French army. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=469461 To mark David Hockneys 50th birthday in the autumn of 1988 Londons Tate Gallery staged a major retrospective of his work. Melvyn Bragg joins Hockney for an exclusive, private showing of the exhibition in which they discuss works from all stages of Hockneys remarkable career.