2009 | United States | Documentary

tryphon: three sounds, the art of thomas h. kapsalis

  • English 17 mins
  • Director | CUENTOS Foundation
  • Writer | -
  • Producer | CUENTOS Foundation, Media Burn Archive

STATUS: Released

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tryphon: three sounds is a candid portrait of the artist Thomas H. Kapsalis (b. 1925) that also provides an intimate glimpse into the history of the Chicago art scene.  Drawing upon personal conversations with Kapsalis, the documentary incorporates extensive images spanning his sixty year career, including paintings, sculptures, ephemera, family photos, and archival footage.  Kapsalis contributed to the Chicago artist milieu through over fifty years as a professor at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and continues to contribute through his abstract paintings of impeccable resolution and presence.

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