Synopsis
Blazes (1961) presents a mix of stills that resemble abstract paintings, combined in various ways including intercutting superimposition. At first, the film seems to invoke the constructive nature of painterly abstraction, different forms building to larger unities in space. And at times, these paintings do seem to mesh. But Breer’s filming is itself disruptive, with moves past the designs and zooms in and out of focus. More significantly, the “meshing” of forms seems at every moment also a coming apart, as shapes don’t match up but rather work against or pull away from each other, and as Breer’s interventions represent a further diversion.
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Robert Breer
Avant-garde multimedia artist Robert Breer was born in 1926 in Detroit, Michigan. Breer studied painting at Stanford University and after moving to Paris in 1949, he began to explore hand-drawn animation. Using stop-motion techniques and 4 × 6 index cards as his signature medium, Breer pioneered the revived interest in experimental animation and attracted international acclaim. His work, which incorporates both geometric abstractions and mundane images from daily life, explores color, form, rhythm, and motion with sharp wit and humor. Breer’s career includes solo exhibitions at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée d’art moderne national in Paris; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. His work was included in the 2004/2005 Carnegie International, Pittsburgh. Breer lives and works in Tucson, Arizona. —thedissolve.net
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