Stan VanDerBeek Movies

  • 1967
    Poemfield No. 1 (Blue Version)

    Poemfield No. 1 (Blue Version)

    Poemfield No. 1 (Blue Version)

    01967HD

    To create his “Poemfields” (1965-71) series, VanDerBeek worked closely with computer scientist Ken Knowlton and the staff at Bell Labs....

    Poemfield No. 1 (Blue Version)
  • 1983
    Reeling in TV Time

    Reeling in TV Time

    Reeling in TV Time

    01983HD

    In Reeling in TV Time, VanDerBeek experiments with imaging capabilities and early computer graphics.

    Reeling in TV Time
  • 1981
    After Laughter

    After Laughter

    After Laughter

    01981HD

    In After Laughter, VanDerBeek constructs a rapid-fire montage depicting the evolution of the human race and the haunting specter of its destruction.

    After Laughter
  • 1980
    Mirrored Reason

    Mirrored Reason

    Mirrored Reason

    01980HD

    A Kafka-inspired tale, Mirrored Reason tells the story of a woman who is haunted and eventually replaced by her double.

    Mirrored Reason
  • 1967
    Spherical Space No. 1

    Spherical Space No. 1

    Spherical Space No. 1

    01967HD

    A dance filmed with Elaine Summers, in which the nude figure is placed against nature, in this case a particular and spherical sense of nature as...

    Spherical Space No. 1
  • 1960
    The Smiling Workman

    The Smiling Workman

    The Smiling Workman

    01960HD

    Performance art collaboration between Jim Dine and Stan VanDerBeek.

    The Smiling Workman
  • 1958
    Wheeeeels No. 2

    Wheeeeels No. 2

    Wheeeeels No. 2

    01958HD

    A companion piece to Wheeeels No. 1, exploring more of the highways and by-ways of “American on Wheels”- with the filmmaker's gentle...

    Wheeeeels No. 2
  • 1967
    Poem Field No. 3

    Poem Field No. 3

    Poem Field No. 3

    01967HD

    In this pioneering work of early computer art, geometric groupings of monochrome patterns and words are created with the program BEFLIX, which was...

    Poem Field No. 3
  • 1965
    See Saw Seams

    See Saw Seams

    See Saw Seams

    41965HD

    An artistic short film directed by Stan Vanderbeek.

    See Saw Seams
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 6

    Poem Field No. 6

    Poem Field No. 6

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 6 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 6
  • 1968
    Poem Field No. 5: Free Fall

    Poem Field No. 5: Free Fall

    Poem Field No. 5: Free Fall

    01968HD

    COMPUTER ART SERIES is animated computer/graphic films. The series is called POEMFIELD. All of these films explore variations of poems, computer...

    Poem Field No. 5: Free Fall
  • 1970
    Poem Field No. 4

    Poem Field No. 4

    Poem Field No. 4

    01970HD

    Poem Field No. 4 is an computer-animated short made in the Beflix programming language.

    Poem Field No. 4