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Rhythmic Composition in Yellow Green Minor (by Roy De Maistre)

This was one of the first abstract paintings created in Australia. Artist Roy de Maistre was keenly musical: he evolved a technique relating colours to notes in the diatonic scale.
Series : Australian Eye Series I | Episode : 4 | Year : 1978 | Total Duration : 8 Minutes | Producer : Malcolm Otton
Director : David Muir |
Episode 4. CU of Roy De Maistre abstract painting ÒRhythmic Composition in Yellow Green MinorÓ, 1919 hanging on gallery wall. Slow zooms and CUs over colourful surface and CU camera following vortex of painting. Voice-over reading De Maistre's theory of painting and music.
Access No. 132497 | 2 mins 3 secs | 1970s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Episode 4. CU slow zoom out from Roy De Maistre's horizontal abstract painting from group ÒColour Charts and DiscsÓ. CUs over chromatic colour scale painting ÒColour KeyboardÓ, 1919 and CUs circular compositions fading out from one to another. Voice-over reading De Maistre's theory of painting and music.
Access No. 132498 | 1 min 29 secs | 1970s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Episode 4. CUs and zooms from Roy De Maistre's colourful abstract watercolour paintings in different tonal ranges. CUs and zooms of variety of colour wheels developed by De Maistre.
Access No. 132499 | 1 min 3 secs | 1970s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Episode 4. CU tilt up of Roy De Maistre's representational painting using his colour music theory. CUs abstract painting, ÒColour MusicÓ, 1934. CUs over colour details of painting ÒA Painted Picture of the UniverseÓ (National Gallery of Victoria).
Access No. 132500 | 57 secs | 1970s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |
Episode 4. CU zoom out from Roy De Maistre's semi-abstract painting and VS of his studio painting depicting many of his works in it. CU slow zoom out from ÒRhythmic Composition in Yellow Green MinorÓ.
Access No. 132501 | 2 mins 30 secs | 1970s | Australia | © NFSA | Colour |