Rings of Passion: Five Emotions in World Art


60m 1998

Brief Synopsis

A look at the five interconnected Olympic Rings, representing five continents, symbolizing the kinship of the human family, as well as symbols of basic human emotions shared by all. Through an exhibition organized by J. Carter Brown for Atlanta's High Museum of Art for the 1996 Centennial Olympics,

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

Synopsis

A look at the five interconnected Olympic Rings, representing five continents, symbolizing the kinship of the human family, as well as symbols of basic human emotions shared by all. Through an exhibition organized by J. Carter Brown for Atlanta's High Museum of Art for the 1996 Centennial Olympics, audiences discover how the expressive and emotional power of great works of art communicates across barriers of culture and time. Explores the power of art from different cultural contexts to evoke five fundamental emotions: love, anguish, awe, triumph and joy.

Film Details

Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1998

Technical Specs

Duration
60m

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