Shapes

Human forms in Shapes dance to J.S. Bach´s breakneck runs on the harpsicord. However the animated steciled spray paintings of plump discus throwers and wiry girls quickly confuse our culturally conditioned eye: What´s male, what´s female?
The music quickens. As they dance in a sped-up micro-evolution, their movements become increasingly volutpuous, their bodies fullermore: feminine it would seem, but who could say in this case?

(Maya McKechneay)


Silhouettes of human figures move following baroque-music (Johann Sebastian Bach).

(Maria Lassnig)

Orig. Title
Shapes
Year
1972
Countries
Austria, USA
Duration
9 min
Director
Maria Lassnig
Category
Avantgarde/Arts
Orig. Language
No Dialogue
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Shapes (Image)
Shapes (Image)
Shapes (Image)
Credits
Director
Maria Lassnig
Music
Johann Sebastian Bach
Available Formats
16 mm (Distribution Copy)
Aspect Ratio
1:1,37
Sound Format
mono
Frame Rate
24 fps
Color Format
colour
DCP 2K flat (Distribution Copy)
Sound Format
stereo
Color Format
colour
Digital File (prores, h264) (Distribution Copy)