Film director Bart Vegter: biography, career, and where to

De hemel is vierkant

Bart Vegter

Compositions of planes, which originate from cross-sections of a cube, parallel to its three main axes.

Heaven Is Square

1985

Space-Modulation

Bart Vegter

A black plane with a large number of tiny dots gradually changes from flat to spatial to capture an image which is neither flat nor spatial.

Space-Modulation

1994

Нидерланды

De Tijd

Bart Vegter

A monochrome flat image changes slowly into a theatrical spectacle in which colour subtly melts and solidifies lines and conical forms.

Time

2008

Four Moves

Bart Vegter

Cut-out animation consisting of four parts, each of which depicts its own abstract variation on the themes of colour and movement.

Four Moves

1987

In Need of Space

Bart Vegter

Inspired by Steve Reich’s music, a cube rotates with the same dimensions as the film frame.

In Need of Space

1982

Zwerk

Bart Vegter

Self-written software, light-frequencies and mesmerizing abstractions. Silent images which shift between stagnation and continuous movement.

Firmament

2004

Nacht-Licht

Bart Vegter

The first film Vegter made using image generation software that he wrote himself, consists of three parts, each with its own, formal starting-point. Gradual changes in the position, direction, movement, velocity and colour of the elements become apparent.

Night Light

1993

Forest-Views

Bart Vegter

Abstract film in which the maker processed television fuzz using software thereby creating a new visual language.

Forest-Views

1999

Horizontalen

Bart Vegter

The film is a superimposition of 6 to 8 takes. In each take, a horizontal piece of white paper was moved around in front of the camera by hand.

Horizontals

1981