Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Process & Surrealism(2006)
Part of a triptych of fashion films edited from Erwin Blumenfeld's original footage by filmmaker Adam Mufti and sound designer Olivier Alary. This film examines the concept of 'Process & Surrealism' in Blumenfeld's motion image work.
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Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Process & Surrealism
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Part of a triptych of fashion films edited from Erwin Blumenfeld's original footage by filmmaker Adam Mufti and sound designer Olivier Alary. This film examines the concept of 'Process & Surrealism' in Blumenfeld's motion image work.
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2006-09-25
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