Films by Mathias Frick

Germany, Austria 2022, 52 min
by Mathias Frick

Oil has inspired artists around the world to produce spectacular and controversial works of art. On a journey through cultural and contemporary history, the documentary looks at the petroleum age as reflected in art.No other substance has defined the 20th and early 21st centuries as profoundly as petroleum. The petroleum age is now drawing to an end and we are finally beginning to comprehend just how dependent modern society has become on this substance. Oil has become a black reflection of the

Germany 2013, 52 min
by Mathias Frick

The documentary portrays one of the world’s most renowned architects: the Japanese 'Master of Minimalism' Tadao Ando. His award-winning brutalist architecture creates a spectacular connection between Japanese tradition and contemporary modernism. The film introduces Ando’s world-famous buildings and accompanies him at work. Ando personally shares his sources of inspiration and motivation with us. This is the first episode of a series on the world's greatest architects, called BAUKUNST.