The popular culture stream of fine arts has played a vital role in spreading art and culture to the remotest corners of the world. And especially the aura of moving images has always fascinated not only the artists but also the art lovers and general public.
In Indian context, when the Lumiere Brothers showcased some video clips in 1896 in Mumbai (then Bombay) for the very first time, it sparked a new way for the art practitioners to experiment in this new branch of multimedia art.
Since then, it has become a substantial medium to visually express one's thoughts and imagination. Another twist took place when Indian artists, following their Western counterparts, started filming and showcasing artists' lives and experiences in the art world.
And continuing this tradition, the Lalit Kala Akademi, taking a further step, presents before the art lovers – a diverse bouquet of some distinguished documentary, short and feature films, from the celebrated collection of Dorothea Machingal – through a four-day 'Film Festival on Visual Art' which will be held till August 5 at the Kaustubh Auditorium, Rabindra Bhawan, Mandi House.
Around 25 short, feature and documentary films will be screened in this four-day film festival entailing Anish Kapoor (a BBC documentary on the Padma Bhushan recipient Indian-British artist) , Never Sorry – Ai Weiwei, A New Van Gogh Discovery and Amrita Sher-Gil to name a few.
All movies to be screened in this festival are for academic purpose only, aiming on fine art students, art practitioners and art lovers.