A founding member of the influential Black Audio Film Collective, Akomfrah's work has been shown in museums and exhibitions around the world including most recently his exhibition Vertigo Sea at Arnolfini. As part of Sculpting Time the 18:00 screening of The Mirror on Wed 20 July will feature an introduction and Q&A with artist and filmmaker John Akomfrah who will be talking about the influence of Mirror on his own work and Tarkovsky’s innovative use of sound.Nevertheless, with its glorious black & white photography - shot by master cinematographer Vadim Yusov -this art-house masterpiece endures as an epic meditation on art, religion and creativity. (The film was interpreted by many as an allegory for the plight of the artist under the Soviet regime). Andrei Rublev (1966) follows the Russian icon painter through decades of struggle, showing how a man who came from one of the bleakest times in human history could end up creating art that still inspires today. With its themes of artistic freedom, religion, political ambiguity and the making of art under a repressive regime – the film proved too experimental, too frightening, too violent, and too politically complicated to be released in the officially atheist and authoritarian Soviet Union until years after it was completed. And if art can be compared with religion by serving similar goals, in the figure of Rublev - a monk, a painter and a faithful believer – Tarkovsky found his perfect symbol. Working in the Soviet Union and experiencing censorship, Tarkovsky believed that creating culture was one of the most efficient ways to overcome the struggles of daily life, and expertly used Rublev’s life as a metaphor for the role of the artist in society. That said, Tarkovsky had little to go on in creating his central character, as not much was known about Rublev’s life and only a few of his works survived. In 1988, the Russian Orthodox Church glorified (the formal process of canonization in the East) the celebrated iconographer, Andrei Rublev (c. Though not as famous in the West, in Russia Rublev is considered to be their first known artist and one of the country’s greatest painters. Set in medieval Russia, Tarkovsky’s film consists of eight parts - each focusing on a certain moment in the life of the monk and Russian Icon painter Andrei Rublev. This great iconographer managed to bring new to the traditional Christian motifs. His Orthodox icons and frescoes adorning churches and monasteries are highly prized by all devotees of religious art. His works found recognition during his lifetime and in the 16th century the Russian Orthodox. “Art exists to help us deal with the world’s imperfections.” – Andrei Tarkovskyįor his second feature Tarkovsky turned back the clock to the 15th Century life and times of Russia’s greatest icon painter – Andrei Rublev, to create an extraordinary ode to the power of art that featured some of the most poetic scenes in the history of cinema. FebruAndrei Rublev Icons and Life Facts Andrei Rublev is a well-known figure in Russia and abroad. Many consider Andrey Rublev the greatest Russian icon painter.
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