Movies

  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 4

    Poem Field No. 4

    Poem Field No. 4

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 4 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 4
  • 1967
    Poem Field No. 1

    Poem Field No. 1

    Poem Field No. 1

    01967HD

    "Words pulsate, then bleed into abstraction. Fields of color fragment into pixels or smear into mutating organisms. Swarming text grids explode into...

    Poem Field No. 1
  • 1965
    See Saw Seams

    See Saw Seams

    See Saw Seams

    41965HD

    An artistic short film directed by Stan Vanderbeek.

    See Saw Seams
  • 1977
    Color Fields Left

    Color Fields Left

    Color Fields Left

    01977HD

    A study in analog imaging and the relation of sound to image, Color Fields Left merges moving bands of color with electronic sounds in an...

    Color Fields Left
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 8

    Poem Field No. 8

    Poem Field No. 8

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 8 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 8
  • 1967
    Poem Field No. 3

    Poem Field No. 3

    Poem Field No. 3

    01967HD

    In this pioneering work of early computer art, geometric groupings of monochrome patterns and words are created with the program BEFLIX, which was...

    Poem Field No. 3
  • 1957
    What, Who, How

    What, Who, How

    What, Who, How

    4.21957HD

    An animated short film from Stan Vanderbeek.

    What, Who, How
  • 1960
    The Smiling Workman

    The Smiling Workman

    The Smiling Workman

    01960HD

    Performance art collaboration between Jim Dine and Stan VanDerBeek.

    The Smiling Workman
  • 1967
    Spherical Space No. 1

    Spherical Space No. 1

    Spherical Space No. 1

    01967HD

    A dance filmed with Elaine Summers, in which the nude figure is placed against nature, in this case a particular and spherical sense of nature as...

    Spherical Space No. 1
  • 1959
    A La Mode

    A La Mode

    A La Mode

    5.51959HD

    A short surreal animation created with fashion magazine clippings and sound collages.

    A La Mode
  • 1977
    Vanishing Point Left

    Vanishing Point Left

    Vanishing Point Left

    01977HD

    In Vanishing Point Left, the "vanishing point" is an analogy for the metaphysics of watching the video screen, which assumes such forms as a mandala,...

    Vanishing Point Left
  • 1958
    Wheeeels No. 1

    Wheeeels No. 1

    Wheeeels No. 1

    01958HD

    "Dedicated to Detroit and subtitled 'America on wheels.' A fantasy-farce on the car of everyday life. Everything is a vehicle, life is in motion,...

    Wheeeels No. 1
  • 1964
    Phenomenon No. 1

    Phenomenon No. 1

    Phenomenon No. 1

    01964HD

    Dream matrix, history written in lightning image, memory and the TV syntax, images flowing and fused together to other images and electronic tapestry...

    Phenomenon No. 1
  • 1967
    Image After Image

    Image After Image

    Image After Image

    01967HD

    Optically-printed film and computer graphics synthesis. 16mm, color, silent, 4:40 min.

    Image After Image
  • 1958
    Wheeeeels No. 2

    Wheeeeels No. 2

    Wheeeeels No. 2

    01958HD

    A companion piece to Wheeeels No. 1, exploring more of the highways and by-ways of “American on Wheels”- with the filmmaker's gentle...

    Wheeeeels No. 2