Movie: Experiments in Advertising: The Films of Erwin Blumenfeld: Abstraction & Distortion

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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 'Abstraction & Distortion' in Blumenfeld's motion image work.

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    2006-09-25

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