Vermeers father trained as a weaver of fine material (an expensive silk-satin known as caffa) but by about 1630 had become an innkeeper and art dealer. As a child watching his father go about his business, we might imagine that exposure to glorious fabrics and exquisite artwork may have helped Vermeer develop his remarkable abilities and keen eye. What goes beyond these generalized assumptions is the epiphany that Vermeer may have used more than memory and a keen eye to replicate such perfection in his paintings, but actually used an early camera obscura to literally copy what he saw in front of him. The inventor of the NewTek Video Toaster was certain that he figured out the secret behind the uncanny realism of one of the worlds greatest painters, and certain he could use the same methods to duplicate it. Really? Yes, really. Join us for a conversation with NewTek founder Tim Jenison on the unexpected intersection of art, technology, obsession and the Video Toaster in the wonderfully provocative documentary called Tims Vermeer.
Posted on: Sun, 18 May 2014 04:45:27 +0000
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