Art Bastard (2016)
When You're Born An Outsider, You See Things Differently
82 min
What is art and how does it relate to society? Is its value determined by its popularity or originality? Is the goal profit or expressing one's personal vision? These are some of the questions raised as we follow fiercely independent New York artist Robert Cenedella in his artistic journey through decades of struggling for creative expression. A student, protégé and friend of German artist George Grosz, Cenedella is now passing on the legacy of Grosz's approach to art, in the very same room where Grosz taught. In portraying Cenedella's determination to buck the system of what's popular while critiquing that popularity in his attempt to turn the art world upside down, ART BASTARD is a funny, touching, and insightful look inside the maverick mind of a true original.
- Release date
- May 20, 2015
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Richard Armstrong as Self
- David Cenedella as Self
- Joan Cenedella as Self
- Liz Cenedella as Self
- Robert Cenedella as Robert Cenedella
- Kelly Crow as Self
- Pamela Fiori as Self
- Stephen Geller as Self
- George Hudson as Self
- Marvin Kitman as Self
Crew
- Victor Kanefsky · Director
- Victor Kanefsky · Writer
- Chris Concannon · Producer
- Douglas Meltzer · Cinematographer
- Jim MacDonald · Editor