{"id":21042,"date":"2021-11-10T18:32:41","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T17:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/?page_id=21042"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:34:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:34:40","slug":"the-abstract-cinema-archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/themed-archive-pages\/the-abstract-cinema-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"The abstract cinema archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abstract.jpg\" alt=\"abstract.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Previous posts about abstract cinema.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2026\/04\/29\/doodlin-impressions-of-len-lye\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/doodlin1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"doodlin1-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2026\/04\/29\/doodlin-impressions-of-len-lye\/\">Doodlin\u2019 \u2013 Impressions of Len Lye<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2026\/04\/15\/three-short-films-by-piotr-kamler\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/five-pieces-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"five-pieces-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2026\/04\/15\/three-short-films-by-piotr-kamler\/\">Three short films by Piotr Kamler<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2023\/05\/17\/california-images-hi-fi-for-the-eyes\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/california1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"california1-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2023\/05\/17\/california-images-hi-fi-for-the-eyes\/\">California Images: Hi-fi for the Eyes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2023\/01\/09\/dazzle\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dazzle-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"dazzle-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2023\/01\/09\/dazzle\">Dazzle<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2022\/12\/21\/pixillation-a-film-by-lillian-schwartz\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/pixillation-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"pixillation-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2022\/12\/21\/pixillation-a-film-by-lillian-schwartz\">Pixillation, a film by Lillian Schwartz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2022\/11\/23\/the-world-of-john-whitney\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/whitney1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"whitney1-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2022\/11\/23\/the-world-of-john-whitney\/\">The World of John Whitney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2021\/11\/11\/abstract-cinema\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/abstract-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"abstract-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2021\/11\/11\/abstract-cinema\/\">Abstract Cinema<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2020\/06\/04\/moirage-a-film-by-stan-vanderbeek\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/vanderbeek1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"vanderbeek1-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2020\/06\/04\/moirage-a-film-by-stan-vanderbeek\/\">Moirage, a film by Stan VanDerBeek<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2016\/03\/08\/heavy-light-a-film-by-adam-k-beckett\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/beckett-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"beckett-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2016\/03\/08\/heavy-light-a-film-by-adam-k-beckett\/\">Heavy-Light, a film by Adam K. Beckett<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2016\/02\/12\/an-optical-poem-by-oskar-fischinger\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fischinger-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"fischinger-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2016\/02\/12\/an-optical-poem-by-oskar-fischinger\/\">An Optical Poem by Oskar Fischinger<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/10\/24\/moon-69-a-film-by-scott-bartlett\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/moon69-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"moon69-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/10\/24\/moon-69-a-film-by-scott-bartlett\/\">Moon 69, a film by Scott Bartlett<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/10\/10\/us-down-by-the-riverside-a-film-by-jud-yalkut\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/yalkut2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"yalkut2-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/10\/10\/us-down-by-the-riverside-a-film-by-jud-yalkut\/\">Us Down By The Riverside, a film by Jud Yalkut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/10\/08\/turn-turn-turn-a-film-by-jud-yalkut\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/yalkut-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"yalkut-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/10\/08\/turn-turn-turn-a-film-by-jud-yalkut\/\">Turn, Turn, Turn, a film by Jud Yalkut<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/09\/28\/ron-hays-music-image-odyssey\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/hays1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"hays1-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/09\/28\/ron-hays-music-image-odyssey\/\">Ron Hays Music Image: Odyssey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/04\/07\/mothlight-a-film-by-stan-brakhage\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/mothlight-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"mothlight-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/04\/07\/mothlight-a-film-by-stan-brakhage\/\">Mothlight, a film by Stan Brakhage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/03\/21\/somnambulists-a-film-by-mieczyslaw-waskowski\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/waskowski-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"waskowski-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2015\/03\/21\/somnambulists-a-film-by-mieczyslaw-waskowski\/\">Somnambulists, a film by Mieczyslaw Waskowski<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2014\/12\/16\/walter-ruttmanns-abstract-cinema\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/ruttmann1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"ruttmann1-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2014\/12\/16\/walter-ruttmanns-abstract-cinema\/\">Walter Ruttmann\u2019s abstract cinema<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2014\/11\/04\/7362-a-film-by-pat-oneill\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/7362-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"7362-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2014\/11\/04\/7362-a-film-by-pat-oneill\/\">7362, a film by Pat O\u2019Neill<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2014\/10\/14\/here-and-there-a-film-by-andrzej-pawlowski\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/hereandthere-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"hereandthere-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2014\/10\/14\/here-and-there-a-film-by-andrzej-pawlowski\/\">Here and There, a film by Andrzej Pawlowski<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2014\/06\/28\/power-spot-by-michael-scroggins\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/powerspot-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"powerspot-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2014\/06\/28\/power-spot-by-michael-scroggins\/\">Power Spot by Michael Scroggins<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2013\/05\/04\/offon-by-scott-bartlett\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/bartlett1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"bartlett1-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2013\/05\/04\/offon-by-scott-bartlett\/\">OffOn by Scott Bartlett<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2012\/08\/16\/the-flow-iii\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/flow-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"flow-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2012\/08\/16\/the-flow-iii\/\">The Flow III<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2011\/08\/08\/chris-parks\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/parks-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"parks-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2011\/08\/08\/chris-parks\/\">Chris Parks<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2010\/11\/25\/len-lye\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/rainbowdance-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"rainbowdance-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2010\/11\/25\/len-lye\/\">Len Lye<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2009\/04\/22\/matrix-iii-by-john-whitney\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/matrix-iii-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"matrix-iii-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2009\/04\/22\/matrix-iii-by-john-whitney\/\">Matrix III by John Whitney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2008\/08\/18\/symphonie-diagonale-by-viking-eggeling\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/08\/eggeling.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"eggeling.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2008\/08\/18\/symphonie-diagonale-by-viking-eggeling\/\">Symphonie Diagonale by Viking Eggeling<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2008\/07\/29\/mary-ellen-bute-films-1934-1957\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/bute2.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"bute2.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2008\/07\/29\/mary-ellen-bute-films-1934-1957\/\">Mary Ellen Bute: Films 1934\u20131957<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2008\/01\/16\/john-whitneys-catalog\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/01\/whitney.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"whitney.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2008\/01\/16\/john-whitneys-catalog\/\">John Whitney\u2019s Catalog<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2007\/06\/29\/arabesque-by-john-whitney\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/06\/arabesque.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"arabesque.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2007\/06\/29\/arabesque-by-john-whitney\/\">Arabesque by John Whitney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2007\/03\/16\/moonlight-in-glory\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/moonlight_video.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"moonlight_video.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2007\/03\/16\/moonlight-in-glory\/\">Moonlight in Glory<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2007\/02\/27\/jordan-belson-on-dvd\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/02\/belson1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"belson1.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2007\/02\/27\/jordan-belson-on-dvd\/\">Jordan Belson on DVD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2006\/11\/14\/ten-films-by-oskar-fischinger\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/fischinger.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"fischinger.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2006\/11\/14\/ten-films-by-oskar-fischinger\/\">Ten films by Oskar Fischinger<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2006\/11\/10\/lapis-by-james-whitney\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/11\/lapis1.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"lapis1.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2006\/11\/10\/lapis-by-james-whitney\/\">Lapis by James Whitney<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2006\/04\/24\/expanded-cinema\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/04\/expanded.thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"expanded.thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/2006\/04\/24\/expanded-cinema\/\">Expanded Cinema by Gene Youngblood<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Previous posts about abstract cinema. \u2022 Doodlin\u2019 \u2013 Impressions of Len Lye \u2022 Three short films by Piotr Kamler \u2022 California Images: Hi-fi for the Eyes \u2022 Dazzle \u2022 Pixillation, a film by Lillian Schwartz \u2022 The World of John Whitney \u2022 Abstract Cinema \u2022 Moirage, a film by Stan VanDerBeek \u2022 Heavy-Light, a film &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/themed-archive-pages\/the-abstract-cinema-archive\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The abstract cinema archive&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2602,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21042","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/Pq7rV-5to","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21042"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21042\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29955,"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21042\/revisions\/29955"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.johncoulthart.com\/feuilleton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}