MAKING LIGHT OF IT: Musings

3:41 PM

http://musings.philsolomon.com/?p=212

The following is video shot by Phil Solomon at a post-screening discussion that took place at one of Brakhage's weekly 'salons' on his film Murder Psalm. I am not going to attempt try and elaborate much here, as Solomon prefaces the video with much greater insight than I could ever hope to, other than to reiterate how valuable I think these videos are, and how grateful I am (as I'm sure many are) to Solomon for taking the time to share them.

(stills from 'Murder Psalm' [1981] by Stan Brakhage)

Lunch Break...

11:08 AM

Among the many musings on his own exquisite artistry, Phil Solomon has also used his blog as a means of offering rare insights into the various daily exchanges of his close friend, collaborator, and colleague Stan Brakhage, as Solomon puts it, “to try and help those people who didn’t really know him what daily life with Stan was like (rather than Brakhage…)”. These are truly invaluable to those of us who did not have a chance to be in his presence, and can offer snippets of revelations not found in the many pages written on the man and his work. Solomon has most recently posted a striking 16mm glimpse into Brakhage’s delightfully idiosyncratic working process:

http://musings.philsolomon.com/?p=204

MAKING LIGHT OF IT

A Murder Confession...

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