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Maynard Dixon: Art and Spirit (2007)
Maynard Dixon: Art and Spirit
2 April 2008
This is the first film of Jayne McKays I had seen. This documentary on the work and life of Maynard Dixon was not only illuminating, I felt as if I had been transported to the American Southwest and could almost walk around in the Dixon landscape.
The work of Dixon is fascinating and visceral and combined with the superb narration by Dianne Keaton and music of John McEuen allowing the lush imagery to wash over my eyes was just a treat. It's more than educational or an art history lesson, it treats all the senses and was like taking a little holiday. I felt revitalised.
The film is important in that it introduces us to a master of American painting who is perhaps not known as well as the work and man deserves.
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