Exhibition on Screen: Degas - Passion for Perfection
EXHIBITION
ON SCREEN journeys from a superb exhibition at The Fitzwilliam Museum in
Cambridge, whose extensive collection of Degas’ works is the most representative
in Britain, to the streets of Paris. With exclusive access to view rare and
diverse works, this film tells the fascinating story of Degas’ pursuit for
perfection through both experimentation with new techniques and lessons learnt
from studying the past masters.
Sometimes
frustrated by his own failings, Degas was consumed by obsessive principles and
failing eye sight but his determination to capture everyday life was evident in
every mark he made. Never fully satisfied, many of Degas’ drawings and
sculptures were kept in private during his lifetime but, now through close
examination, they can be seen as some of the most beautifully detailed and
expressive works in the modern era. Using written accounts by friends and
commentators, and the narration of letters written by Degas himself, this film reveals a more complex truth
behind one of the most influential French artists of the late 19th-centuryand serves as an exploration of the complex workings of Degas’ artistic mind.
"Art is not a matter of what you see, but what
you make other people see.” Edgar Degas
Tickets: $15 Adult / $13 LT Members / $5 Youth 18 & Under
Running time: 1 hour 15 minutes
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