Movie 1 : MARCEL DUCHAMP : "Nu descendant un escalier"
Marcel Duchamp's "Nude Descending a Staircase" (1913), is,fut coins with Picasso's "Demoiselles d'Avignon" an essential step in the twentieth century artistic revolution. But inspite of its worldwide reputation, the painting has never been commented in-depth. If we put aside the title, what exactly does the painting represent? To what extent is it possible to analyse the work and dissect its symbolism?
Movie 2 : YVES KLEIN : "Anthropométrie de l'époque bleue"
The blue period, blue traces, blue sponges... Yves Klein certainly deserved his nickname of "Yves the monochrome." Eventhough he used other colors, blue was his favorite, and, more than a means of expression, blue became a source of spiritual energy. This programme in the Palette series explores his universe, the use of the blue color, the use of differing and original techniques (Klein used, for example, his models as actual "living" brushes!).
Movie 3 : ANDY WARHOL : "Ten Lizes"
Why are we so fascinated by Warhol's images? This new unreleased programme in the series "Palettes" analyses a huge picture with a secret history and surprising implications. Ten identical faces printed in black, in two rows, on a canvas 5.65 metres long and 2 metres high. But are the faces really identical? Not quite: the observer gradually notices a myriad small differences, like the variations you get in cast from the same mould. Andy Warhol (Pittsburgh, 1928-New York, 1987) created this image in 1963 from a photo of the star and repeated it ten times using silk-screen printing techniques. Why did he choose this face? Why did he repeat it?
The Palette Collection brings together a series of films by Alain Jaubert exploring a selection of major works from various periods in the history of painting. Thanks to the latest techniques in video animation, the secrets of the paintings are revealed and discovering art becomes an enjoyable adventure
