The Frank Eidlitz Collection contains the 16mm and 35mm film work of graphic designer and visual artist Frank Eidlitz (1923–1997), predominantly made during a Winston Churchill Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge in 1966. The collection contains Eidlitz’s experiments with light, movement and technology in film.
This short black-and-white film by Frank Eidlitz features footage of visual design elements and art objects centred on optical illusion. It includes patterns of lines, geometric shapes and textured surfaces. Opening with a designed title card reading ‘Film & Design, Frank Eidlitz’, the film also contains a self-portrait: the artist appearing in the reflected surface of a curved metal sculpture, his face warped by the concave and convex surface.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2003684
Subject categories
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century
Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - United States
Crafts & Visual Arts → Movement in art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Optical art
Crafts & Visual Arts → Video art
Sound/audio
Silent
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI External Digital Access Copy