National Gallery of Victoria
Van Gogh and the Seasons
Van Gogh and the Seasons
The seasons were of profound importance to Vincent van Gogh. The artist compulsively turned to nature for inspiration and he found potent motifs in the natural world, whether cypresses appearing as a dark patch in a field of golden wheat or dappled light filtered by autumnal foliage that created an elegiac, mysterious mood.
The NGV’s Van Gogh and the Seasons exhibition opens with a film that is faithful to the artist’s love of nature and the seasons. An original production by the NGV, the film is structured into four vignettes, one for each season, with each episode exploring an aspect of the life and work of Van Gogh, one of art history’s most celebrated artists.
Narrated by much-loved cinephile David Stratton and featuring dialogue from Van Gogh’s letters read by award-winning actor David Wenham, the film includes extraordinary footage of nature collected by NGV filmmakers. Footage was shot at Australian sites including Cruden Farm, Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm, Melbourne Zoo, Powlett Hill, and Burnley Gardens as well as European sites significant to Van Gogh’s oeuvre, such as Arles in France and Neunen in Holland.
The NGV’s Van Gogh and the Seasons exhibition opens with a film that is faithful to the artist’s love of nature and the seasons. An original production by the NGV, the film is structured into four vignettes, one for each season, with each episode exploring an aspect of the life and work of Van Gogh, one of art history’s most celebrated artists.
Narrated by much-loved cinephile David Stratton and featuring dialogue from Van Gogh’s letters read by award-winning actor David Wenham, the film includes extraordinary footage of nature collected by NGV filmmakers. Footage was shot at Australian sites including Cruden Farm, Lavandula Swiss Italian Farm, Melbourne Zoo, Powlett Hill, and Burnley Gardens as well as European sites significant to Van Gogh’s oeuvre, such as Arles in France and Neunen in Holland.
28 April – 12 July 2017
National Gallery of Victoria
09m 00s
Narrator: David Stratton
Vincent Van Gogh: David Wenham
Cinematography: Benjamin Ducroz, James Wright, Matt Richards, Steven Protuder
Editor: James Wright
Writers: Phip Murray, Ted Gott
Producer: Daniela Velickovic
Sound: Composer Cornel Wilczek
Colourist: Daniel Stonehouse, Crayon
Format: 4K Master / Canon C300MKII, Red Helium
