EOS - John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger

NR / 1hr 30min

Showings

Lark Theater Wed, Apr 17 7:00 PM
Lark Theater Sun, Apr 21 1:00 PM
Lark Theater Wed, May 1 6:00 PM
Lark Theater Sun, May 26 1:00 PM
Lark Theater Sun, Jun 23 1:00 PM
Lark Theater Wed, Jun 26 7:00 PM
Lark Theater Wed, Aug 28 7:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Special Cinema Event
Release Year:2024
Genre:Art, Documentary
Production Country:U.K.
Cast/Crew Info
Director:David Bickerstaff

Description


CINEMA SEASON 2024
REVEALING INSIGHTS / EXCLUSIVE ACCESS




John Singer Sargent: Fashion & Swagger

Directed by David Bickerstaff


Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless self-promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era.


Explore the unique creative process of the late 19th century’s favourite portrait artist and the way in which his portraits captured the spirit of a vibrant and rapidly changing age.


DESCRIPTION:  John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest  portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.


Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sargent’s power to express distinctive personalities, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention. Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio.


Sargent’s sitters were often wealthy, their clothes costly, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist? The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century, but somehow Sargent’s work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.