Problem
Choose one of the films listed below (or another and clear it with me). Then answer the questions and use any applicable course material in your answer.
• Pollock
• Artemesia
• Basquiat
• Frida
• Vincent and Theo
• Loving Vincent
• Surviving Picasso
• The Agony and the Ecstasy
• The Girl with the Pearl Earing
• Atremesia
Answer the following questions:
1) How does the film depict the actual working time of the artist? How much time is devoted to their work, how much to their personality and life?
2) What sterotypes about artists does this movie support? (Alcohol use, emotional instability, strange behavior, self- centeredness) What surprised you about they way the artist was shown?
3) How did the movie describe the intentions and goals of the artist in their work?
4) What did you think of this artist and their work after viewing the film?
5) Find some biographical and articles about the artist (not blogs, but actual articles) and read them. Is the artist depicted differently than the film? In what way.