Thursday, 10 April 2008

500 Years of Women in Western Art . . .




. . . by Philip Scott Johnson.

Nominated for the 'most creative video' title in the 2007 YouTube Awards.

Fascinating and clever, but may possibly bring on a slight feeling of queasiness after a while. Stick with it if you can!

The music is Bach's Sarabande from Suite for Solo Cello No. 1 in G Major, BWV 1007 performed by Yo-Yo Ma.

For a complete list of artists and paintings included in this video, click here
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6 comments:

  1. monix10 April 2008 at 09:10

    Amazing! Thanks for sharing this, J. And to add to the delight, the Sarabande is one of my favourite pieces.

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  2. Juliet10 April 2008 at 09:17

    Isn't it clever? If you watch the eyes it's quite hypnotic. And the Sarabande is a big bonus and a huge favourite of mine, too, in all its instrumental incarnations.

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  3. Anonymous11 April 2008 at 08:14

    Every time I've watched this it's strangely hypnotic effect doesn't seem to wear off.
    I too am a great fan of Yo-Yo Ma performing Bach particularly the Fourth Suite. I have a dvd called 'Falling Down Stairs' a collaboration with the choreographer Mark Morris and filmmaker Barbara Willis Sweete which is quite wonderful.

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  4. Juliet11 April 2008 at 08:39

    T - Falling Down Stairs sounds marvellous - I will have to hunt it down. (Thanks so much for RFL sponsorship, too xxxx)

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  5. Rob11 April 2008 at 12:22

    Fabulous. Can someone do one for cats now?

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  6. Juliet11 April 2008 at 12:32

    Rob - someone already has: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hO_Tm7uGf4c !!!!!!!!!

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