Tim's Vermeer
December 2013
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Moira MacDonald
"Tim's Vermeer" is about many things - art history, technology, painting technique, beauty - but ultimately it's a beguiling study of fascination.
Joe Williams
We should never forget that Penn and Teller are professional bamboozlers, and their attempt to re-frame the definition of genius might be nothing but smoke and mirrors.
Tom Long
Unexpectedly dazzling.
Steven Rea
Tim's Vermeer is film as forensics, bringing math and science to bear to solve an art-world mystery.
Bill Goodykoontz
"Tim's Vermeer" is a movie for people who like to think, who like to ponder the big questions surrounding art and the act of creation.
James Adams
Mostly it is fascinating and compelling.
Critic reviews
Moira MacDonald
"Tim's Vermeer" is about many things - art history, technology, painting technique, beauty - but ultimately it's a beguiling study of fascination.
Joe Williams
We should never forget that Penn and Teller are professional bamboozlers, and their attempt to re-frame the definition of genius might be nothing but smoke and mirrors.
Steven Rea
Tim's Vermeer is film as forensics, bringing math and science to bear to solve an art-world mystery.
Bill Goodykoontz
"Tim's Vermeer" is a movie for people who like to think, who like to ponder the big questions surrounding art and the act of creation.
Colin Covert
You might think that following this insanely ambitious DIY project would be like watching paint dry. Wrong.
User reviews

Truly a mesmerizing film ... Not a bait & switch from Penn & Teller I was thinking this film would be about Vermeer, but it is more about how Tim truly found a potential way that Vermeer used to paint. While there will never be any court of law facts to prove how Vermeer actually did it ... this film showed a plausible way as to how he MIGHT have done it. I found it fascinating
Intriguing. Ever wonder how something has been done? this film painstakingly follows tim on his quest to answer his own question about Vermeer. The drive and determination of this man borders on the obsessive. It is interesting to watch the developments throughout this process and the dedication given to this project.
Amazing I'm an artist of quite minor skill but I've pondered questions that this film hits upon. Is it skill to just copy or trace something? Or use a device to bring forth an image on paper (or anything)? I think I know the answer now but I don't want to cloud the perspective of those who haven't watched the film. Thanks to the makers of the film and the artist Tim.
Cast and credits
Actors | Dr. Colin Blakemore, Martin Mull, Tim Jenison, Penn Jillette, Prof. Philip Steadman, David Hockney |
Producers | Farley Ziegler |
Writers | Teller, Penn Jillette |
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English
Run time
79 minutes
Rating
PG-13
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