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FILM Artists Henry and Trieff on screen January 13, 2005
This one-hour documentary is the story of the life and work of a Provincetown/New York/ Vineyard couple whose nearly 50 years of married life has been devoted to the making of art. The video explores the questions: What does it mean to live an "artist's life" in modern times? Can someone truly be an artist, without the celebrity and the big money that goes with the big time, and still function in the real world? Robert Henry and Selina Trieff have lived the artist’s life fully and completely, and this is their story, from their days at Brooklyn College, where they met in the 1950s while studying with Mark Rothko and Ad Reinhardt in New York and Hans Hoffman in Provincetown, to many years of painting, almost reclusively, in their wooded studio in Christiantown, finally returning to Provincetown where, for the past eight years, they have become leaders of that renowned artistic community. The documentary demonstrates what it takes to commit to such a life, sustain it, and believe in it no matter the degree of public acceptance over time. Theirs is a remarkable story of aspirations, frustrations, and ideals. It is also about how art is made and what ideas evolve into art. “The Potts film documents a couple who have dedicated their lives to their art,” wrote Brooks Robards in a story in The Times last August. “It tracks the human dimension of making art without falling prey to the romantic iconography and celebrity mongering that so many Hollywood productions use to depict the American artist.” The film has shown to enthusiastic audiences, first in Provincetown at the Fine Arts Work Center in July, followed by a benefit performance for the Martha’s Vineyard Cultural Council in August at the Grange Hall. Last month the film screened before a standing-room-only crowd at the Museum of the City of New York. The project is the result of more than a decade of filming the artists in their various worlds by the Potts, who have been working as film and video producers from their West Tisbury studio for more than 20 years. Original music for the documentary was composed by Nick Balaban, a Brooklyn, N.Y., musician whose family members have been summer residents of Chilmark for years. “Their Lives in Art: Robert Henry and Selina Trieff,” Katharine Cornell Theatre, Vineyard Haven, Sun., Jan. 16, 7:30 pm. Doors open at 7 pm. For more information visit www.mvfilmsociety.com or call Marjory Potts, 508-693-3584 |
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