Claes Oldenburg : the formative years
Michael Blackwood (Regisseur/in), Claes Oldenburg, Michael Blackwood Productions
The film begins and ends with sculptor Claes Oldenburg attending one of his favorite events, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Oldenburg discusses his sources of inspiration and his work as he enjoys the inflated balloons, so suggestive of the exaggerated qualities of his own art. The film follows the progress of a commissioned outdoor sculpture, a colosssal baseball mitt. Also includes rare footage of his 1959 "Happenings" offering insight into his irreverent beginnings and artistic adventures
DVD-Video, English, ©1975, 2010
Michael Blackwood Productions, New York, NY, ©1975, 2010