Review of Tim's Vermeer (2013) by Tom K — 29 Apr 2014
This isn't really a film about Vermeer, it's a film about an inventor's obsessive project to reproduce a Vermeer painting. It might not sound interesting (after all, you are literally watching paint dry), but it's surprisingly engaging, and worth a watch.
The aim of the whole project is to show how Vermeer's distinctive use of light and colour might be due the use of some kind of mechanical lens/mirror device. The film presents a convincing argument that this may well be the case - at the very least he may have been aided by something similar.
The art establishment, the film claims, rejects such ideas out of hand due to snobbishness. This may well be the case, but the film didn't really go into this and explore the arguments, which is a shame.
It would also have been interesting to hear more context about the life of Vermeer and the evolution of his works.
This review of Tim's Vermeer (2013) was written by Tom K on 29 Apr 2014.
Tim's Vermeer has generally received very positive reviews.
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