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

Sep 25, 2006

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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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