Tim's Vermeer is a little-seen documentary from 2013 about a man who decides to recreate a Vermeer painting using technology he believes Vermeer himself used. Tim is a millionaire with a Vermeer obsession. He's fascinated by the level of detail of Vermeer's work and after learning of a special technique used by other artists of that era, he believes he's discovered the secret to Vermeer's work. At its core this is as much about one man's obsession (he spends years on this project) as it is about the relationship between technology and art. Of course, all art is tied to technology or else we'd still be drawing on caves with rocks. But then there's the question of if you know how the art was created, does that make it any less impressive? This is produced and directed by Penn and Teller which ends up being very appropriate when you consider the central questions in the movie.
I can't talk this movie up enough. It's engaging, fascinating, and in some ways enlightening. It's pretty short too.
Verdict (?): Strongly Recommend
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