Vernon Fisher's death occurred just days before a documentary about his work and life called 'Breaking the Code' was scheduled to premiere during the Dallas International Film Festival.
Fort Worth artist Vernon Fisher talks with the camera in a new documentary about his life calledCourtesy of Michael Flanigan
Fisher, who also worked at the University of North Texas as a regents professor of art emeritus, died at age 80 on April 23, following a long battle with bone marrow cancer. His death occurred just days before a documentary about his work and life calledFisher's works veered between silly and satiric and explored a number of different media, but through it all he wanted his work to tell a story and he didn't care if he was the one directing the narrative.Kong vs.
"He just preferred a base and something that had more air in it," Blagg says."He did it on his terms. He didn't have to go chase it. He's one of those guys who worked every day in his studio practically. He talked about that a lot. For us, it was like a case of OCD. We just had to go do it. It was an itch that had to be scratched."
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