Following the success of the previous seasons of Exhibition on Screen productions at Ster-Kinekor’s Nouveau cinemas, the fourth season is currently underway. The next art documentary in this season uncovers the fascinating world of medieval Dutch artist, Hieronymus Bosch, and is titled The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch.
This intriguing documentary releases at Nouveau cinemas on Saturday, 06 May. After 500 years, Bosch’s paintings still shock and fascinate us, and this Exhibition on Screen documentary delves into the vivid imagination of this true visionary.
Who was Hieronymus Bosch? Why do his strange and fantastical paintings resonate with people now more than ever? How does he bridge the medieval and Renaissance worlds? Where did his unconventional and timeless creations come from? The answers to all these questions and so much more, will be revealed in this remarkable new film from Exhibition on Screen, directed by David Bickerstaff.
The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch features the exhibition “Jheronimus Bosch – Visions of Genius” at Het Noordbrabants Museum in the southern Netherlands – the largest ever Bosch retrospective, with 36 of his 44 surviving masterpieces on display. This amazing exhibition, which brought the majority of Bosch’s paintings and drawings together for the first time to his home town of Den Bosch, attracted almost half a million art lovers from across the world – and museum’s opening hours extended to 1am on days to accommodate the phenomenal demand.
Accompanied by expert insights from the exhibition’s curators and leading cultural critics, the film delves into Bosch’s fascinating life and explores the details and stories within his works – including close-up views of the curiosities hidden within his brimming canvases, from cannibalistic clergymen to three-headed birds – as never before seen.
The film brings to life the original form of Bosch’s famous altarpieces, long separated, which are now divided between the world’s great museums. It also reveals new discoveries made by the Bosch Research and Conservation Project during preparations for the exhibition, using cutting-edge technology to uncover yet further layers to Bosch’s multifaceted paintings. The film’s exploration of this great creative genius should not be missed, as it brings to a fitting end a year-long programme to honour the 500th anniversary of this celebrated artist’s death.
With Exhibition on Screen, award-winning arts documentary maker Phil Grabsky & Seventh Art Productions are again delighting art lovers in more than 40 countries, including South Africa. This season comprises four documentary films that are screened exclusively at Ster-Kinekor’s Nouveau theatres in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town between February and June 2017. The final film in the current season is Michelangelo: Love and Death from 17 June.
These films take cinema audiences behind the scenes to discover what lies behind the artists and their paintings, both creatively and technically. What each artwork reveals about the artist and the particular historical period is also uncovered.
Filmed exclusively for cinema at the exhibitions and on location, this ground-breaking series allows art lovers worldwide to enjoy, marvel at and delight in the amazing works of some of history’s most foremost painters on the big screen and in stunning high definition.
The Curious World of Hieronymus Bosch releases on Saturday, 06 May for four screenings only: 06, 10 and 11 May at 19:30, and on 07 May at 14:30 – at Rosebank Nouveau in Johannesburg, Brooklyn Nouveau in Pretoria, Ster-Kinekor Gateway Nouveau in Durban and at V&A Nouveau in Cape Town. Bookings are now open, and the running time of this production is 100 minutes.
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