Stan Brakhage was born in 1937 in Los Angeles, California. He attended UCLA and the University of California at Berkeley, and went on to study at the California Institute of the Arts. Brakhage is considered a pioneer of American experimental and avant-garde cinema, and is considered one of the most influential film artists of all time. He worked with such musical artists as John Cage, Sun Ra, Philip Glass, Matmos, Suzanne Ciani, and Meredith Monk. Brakhage's films include "Dog Star Man" (1964), "A Colder War" (1968), "Grave Robbers At Large" (1968), "Eclipse" (1969), "Primitive Film Project" (1971), "The Living End" (1972), "Koyaanisqatsi" (1983), "Praxis: An Attempt at a New Organization of Space" (1974), "" (1977), "Northwest Passage: The Epic Journey of George Vancouver" (1979), "" (1985), "" (1987) and "Spirit Dancing: The Celebration of Life in Nature's Rhythm" (1999). Brakhage's work has been presented in major museum exhibitions around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City; the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar; The Tate Gallery in London; the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris; the National Gallery in Prague; The Whitney Museum in New York City; and The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
How many colors are there in a field of grass to the crawling baby unaware of "green"?Stan Brakhage
Art is a sense of magic.Stan Brakhage
The Hollywood movies are more like novels, and the kinds of films I make are more like poems.Stan Brakhage
