"The aim of this thesis is to explore Antonioni's artistic process and the ways in which his visual vocabulary has been inspired by particular paintings of Turner, Rothko and de Chirico. Although Antonioni expressed himself through the medium of cinema, and these three artists were painters, their philosophical, visual and symbolic languages are strikingly similar. It is the purpose of this study to explore the very close connections between Antonioni's filmmaking and the artworks of these three painters." -- abstract.
Table of Contents
ch. I. Critical accounts of Antonioni's cinema and painting -- ch. II. The adventure and Turner's art -- ch. III. Red desert and Rothko's art -- ch. IV. The enigma of the hour: the eclipse and de Chirico's art -- ch. V. Blow-up and Antonioni's paintings -- App. I. Rothko's Houston Chapel -- App. II. Coda: putting myself in the picture: cultural tourism and Antonioni's art.Notes
Typescript.
"Submitted in (partial) fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural Studies, 2012".
"June 2012".
Includes bibliographical references (pages 575-591)Awarding Institution
Macquarie UniversityDegree Type
Thesis PhDDegree
PhD, Macquarie University, Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural StudiesDepartment, Centre or School
Department of Media, Music, Communication and Cultural StudiesYear of Award
2012Principal Supervisor
Noel KingRights
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Copyright Stefano Spinelli 2012.
Complete version suppressed due to copyright restrictions. However, on receipt of a Document Supply Request, placed with Macquarie University Library by another library, we will consider supplying a copy of this thesis. For more information on Macquarie University's Document Supply, please contact lib.interlib@mq.edu.auLanguage
EnglishJurisdiction
ItalyExtent
1 online resource (x, 591 pages) illustrationsFormer Identifiers
mq:26991
http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/228408
1955769
