Actually Iconic: Richard Estes
Olympia Stone
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Richard Estes is an iconic figure of 1960s art and one of the founders of photorealism. Known for his New York street scenes lit by crystal-clear reflections, the painter and photographer has been exhibited in the world’s most prestigious museums and galleries. Now aged 87, as lively and passionate as ever, Estes invites us into his studio and into his creative process. Olympia Stone’s intimate portrayal reveals a masterful artist and a true pioneer.
Also presented:
38th International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2020)
38th International Festival of Films on Art, Canada (2020)
| Director | Olympia Stone |
| Editing | Olympia Stone |
| Artist | Richard Estes |
| Sound | Weisblat Barry |
| Cinematographer | Adam Shanker |
| Graphic Creation | Todd Lanning |
| Music | Fred Story, Fred Story |
| Animation | James Holland |
| Other | Jody Becker |
Adam Shanker
Image tirée du film Actually Iconic: Richard Estes // Image from the film Actually Iconic: Richard Estes
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Olympia Stone
Olympia Stone is a filmmaker whose documentaries have won numerous festival awards and have been showcased nationally on public television. Olympia’s films probe the motivations and personal histories of extraordinary artists as a way of providing insight into their work.
Olympia’s most recent film, Double Take: The Art of Elizabeth King, won the Jury prize at the 2018 San Francisco DocFest. Her short film, The Original Richard McMahan, premiered at the Tally Shorts Film Festival in January 2017 and won the Florida Favorite Award. In 2015, her documentary, Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck, premiered at the prestigious Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and aired on public television in the fall of 2016. Olympia’s film about artist James Grashow, The Cardboard Bernini, won Best Documentary at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival 2013. Her first independent film, The Collector: Allan Stone’s Life in Art (2007), chronicles the obsessive collecting of her father, a New York art world gallerist whose habits and prescient scouting shaped his life and the lives of many in his artfully cluttered orbit.
Olympia just completed her sixth documentary, titled Actually, Iconic: Richard Estes about the photorealist painter Richard Estes.
Biographies have been provided by third parties.
Olympia’s most recent film, Double Take: The Art of Elizabeth King, won the Jury prize at the 2018 San Francisco DocFest. Her short film, The Original Richard McMahan, premiered at the Tally Shorts Film Festival in January 2017 and won the Florida Favorite Award. In 2015, her documentary, Curious Worlds: The Art & Imagination of David Beck, premiered at the prestigious Full Frame Documentary Film Festival and aired on public television in the fall of 2016. Olympia’s film about artist James Grashow, The Cardboard Bernini, won Best Documentary at the Art of Brooklyn Film Festival 2013. Her first independent film, The Collector: Allan Stone’s Life in Art (2007), chronicles the obsessive collecting of her father, a New York art world gallerist whose habits and prescient scouting shaped his life and the lives of many in his artfully cluttered orbit.
Olympia just completed her sixth documentary, titled Actually, Iconic: Richard Estes about the photorealist painter Richard Estes.
Biographies have been provided by third parties.
Le collectionneur: La vie d’art d’Allan Stone (2006) ; Le Bernini en carton (2012) ; Des mondes curieux: L’art et l’imagination de David Beck (2015) ; L’original Richard McMahan (2017) ; Double Take: L’art d’Elizabeth King (2018) ; En fait, iconique: Richard Estes (2019)
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