The architect and the painter covers the lives of a couple whose approach to product design was in its way as influential as that of steve jobs. Our family statement appearing at the screening in new york personal. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also created a mindbending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii, to photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits, graphics, games. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most. Interviews with family members and design historians guide the viewer on an intimate tour of the eames era, while junior designers who were swept into the 247 world of the eamery, as they.
A communications primer free an instructional film on the basics of. Watch an intimate film celebrating the creative genius of husbandandwife team charles and ray eames, a couple widely regarded as americas most influential designers. James franco narrates this documentary about husbandandwife design duo charles and ray eames. Design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in venice beach, california, where charles and ray eames set up their renaissancestyle studio in the optimistic flush of american victory during world war. Or as charles and ray often said, the best, for the most, for the least. The architect and the painter tells the story of two of americas most important designers, the husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames. The dcw dining height chair wood legs, made from molded plywood in 1946, is one of charles and ray eames classic designs, as seen in eames. The architect and the painter a film by jason cohn and bill jersey.
Charles and ray eames are clearly in the ranks as the most important american designers of 20th century. They are best known for their groundbreaking contributions to architecture, furniture design e. The architect and the painter film trailer hypebeast. I could swear id watched it in grade school in the early 60s. The architect and the painter 2011 rotten tomatoes. The architect and the painter is the first film dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work opening november 18th at the ifc center in new york city. The architect and the painter, an impressive documentary about uber innovators charles and ray eames, is as fascinating and at times oblique. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the. They have contributed to industrial design, furniture design, architecture, photography and manufacturing. It was not merely a question of their classic eames chair.
The world of charles and ray eames barbican art gallery, october 21, 2015 february 14, 2016. The architect and the painter will leave audiences clear about the genuine legacy of eames design. It was produced and written by jason cohn, and coproduced by bill jersey. Back and forth, if you like rock and roll the parents of modern design, charles and ray eames, are fullyexamined through archival footage, the eames house, and interviews with those who knew the couple. It is a documentary portrait of dieter rams, one of the most influential designers alive, and a rumination on. Charles and ray eames at the design museum 1998 library of congress exhibit 1999 a documentary about the couple titled eames. The husband and wife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important. The architect and the painter is a 2011 documentary film about american designers charles and ray eames and the eames office.
The architect and the painter gives us a long awaited glimpse into the thought process and life of this wonderful couple. The architect and the painter was released on november 18, 2011 as part of the american masters series on pbs television. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing eames. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely. Poza o poti vedea in marime naturala daca apesi pe ea. The architect and the painter 2011 starring james franco on dvd and bluray.
The architect and the painter is the first film since their death dedicated to these creative geniuses and their work. James franco narrates the pbs american masters award winning eames. Charles often overshadowed his wife but the film goes to some lengths to correct the misperception that he was the only eames who counted. The architect and the painter american craft council. The architect and the painter article in the journal of the society of architectural historians 714 january 2012 with 16 reads how we measure reads. The architect and the painter premieres nationally monday, december 19 from 1011. The architect and the painter traverses the fascinating life of a couple whose contributions broadly determined what modern postwar american life looked and felt like. The architect and the painter on dvd december, 2011 starring james franco. Fan site for the documentary about charles and ray eames, coming soon to pbs american masters and a theater near you. The architect and the painter isnt just about influential 20thcentury designer charles eames, or even about charles and his wife ray. It is the national pbs airing of the new documentary eames. Design history was born in a cavernous warehouse on a gritty street in venice beach, california, where charles and ray eames set up their renaissancestyle studio in the optimistic flush of american victory during world war ii. The relationship between charles eames and his wife ray ignited a burst of design ingenuity whose impact on the world can still be felt over half a century later. Widely regarded as two of the 20th centurys most important designers, they are perhaps best remembered for their plywood and fibreglass furniture, although the eames office also created many other products, from legs splints during world war ii to photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits.
Over the weekend i had a chance to sit down and watch eames. And while charles is the architect of the title and ray the painter, they and their collaborators were also filmmakers. Eames demetrios, director of the eames office, on the new documentary. The architect and the painter jason cohn and bill jerseys sprightly documentary weighs its subjects unique accomplishments and widespread influence while probing a relationship more. The husbandandwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most important designers.
The husband andwife team of charles and ray eames are widely regarded as americas most. Perhaps best remembered for their midcentury plywood and fiberglass furniture, the eames office also created a mindbending variety of other products, from splints for wounded military during world war ii, to photography, interiors, multimedia exhibits, graphics, games, films and toys. The architect and the painter draws from a treasure trove of archival material, as well as new interviews with friends, colleague, and experts to capture. With charles eames, ray eames, james franco, jeannine oppewall. Its definitely one of the best documentaries ive seen in recent memory another is foo fighters. Release dates 6 also known as aka 9 release dates usa 11 november 2011 limited finland 22 april 2012 tv premiere sweden 26 june 2012 tv premiere uk 3 august 2012. Eamess spirit lives on in the careers of bill gates and the late. C first run features the husbandandwife team of charles. Charles and ray eames headed the most creative design office in post world war ii america. Frequently photographed in matching clothes, poses, or both, each brought a.
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