John Halas -- A Memory of Moholy-Nagy

An amazing and partly animated documentary on the great artist Moholy-Nagy produced by John Halas in 1990.
"The Hungarian artist László Moholy-Nagy was a major propagandist for Abstraction and constructive functionalism in art and design. His exploration of light, space and dynamism, while it employed modern technology and materials, was nevertheless informed by a sense of intuition and even spiritual aspiration. In addition to making avant-garde films and documentaries between 1926 and 1935, he experimented in a wide variety of artistic disciplines: architecture, painting, graphic arts, photography, theater and fashion. Using archive footage, photographs, computer and hand-drawn animation sequences, this film surveys his prolific career."

[@NecroSluzz]

Thank you very much. I am researching this man for my Graphic Design course and this has proved very useful. Moholy-Nagy was a visionary in his field. Bravo.

[@wadeekaji]

Thank you John Halas to create this animation video for us and Thank you Dan Spegel for sharing this.

[@RobertPearson777]

People should make their own documentaries on their favorite obscure historical figures....there is so much digital info online now, just need a good naration over it.

[@laszlobabits94]

He is an amazing man. Not only were his ideas about light and space amazing, but his paintings were truly amazing. Such a sad loss of a great Hungarian.

[@dragicapetrovic9470]

Happy Birthday László Moholy-Nagy ~

[@kaeltkottmir]

The 90s documentary video with their narrating style are so nostalgic to me 😄

[@4sqin]

k

[@morganfisherart]

Looks like a great doc, but after trying it for 2 minutes, I think I'll wait for a higher-res version. 240 is a little low for a video on art.

[@rr7firefly]

+morganfisherart -- I see I am not the only one who thinks this. Considering how Moholy-Nagy worked in a visual medium, having a 240p video showing his work is a real disappointment. It's unfair to the genius of this great man.

[@Preservedenton]

This is great thank you for posting.

[@kalingzeye]

Amazing. ♥

[@uborkakovaszos3880]

This was amazing until the point where the narrator said "we woud like to show you how he woud have used a computer if it was available in his lifetime.

[@edithasd2806]

why

[@4sqin]

Dan