Local filmmaker Amie Knox showed several clips from her most recent films on the process of artistic creation in Lindsay Auditorium last week. For 25 years, Knox has produced documentaries about artists for television networks. She is the founder of A bar K Productions. The films that were shown included “Spatial Dance,” which is a three-part series about architect Daniel Libeskind and his design and construction of the addition to the Denver Art Museum, as well as three films about American artists Deborah Butterfield, Clyfford Still and Joellyn Duesberry.Her documentaries focus on the process of making art. Knox said that the “art speaks for itself,” so most of these clips have no narration.The filming of “Spatial Dance” started in 1999 and continues through the present as Knox is still working on documenting the construction process at the DAM.The film started by exploring Libeskind’s design process for the DAM addition. First, Libeskind and his assistants used paper to create a unique design. From this, many sketches were made, using free hand as well as a computer software. Libeskind’s assistants commented that Libeskind has difficult geometric concepts. But when the design of the building was put on the computer, it was easy to see how it would be constructed. The comments in the documentary described the design process a choreography of materials and design because of its complexity and its sheer creative process.The second clip from “Spatial Dance” examined the construction of the building. The architect’s team spoke about the important use of technology to see three-dimensional blueprints of the structural engineering and steel framing. The exterior titanium panels of the futuristic-looking addition were also discussed. This clip included a time lapse of the construction to show its overall process.This addition will be finished in March of 2006 and then the museum will take six months after that to install all of the art.The next clip was about the artist Deborah Butterfield, who lives in Bozeman, Mont. Knox is interested in her process of making horse sculptures and her understanding and love of horses. Butterfield said she was born on the day of the Kentucky Derby and that she is moved by horses. Butterfield uses many materials to create her sculptures, including discarded industrial metal and branches, and wood that is eventually cast in bronze. Knox then showed a clip on Clyfford Still, an abstract expressionist like Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock. Still died in 1980, and in his will he said that he wanted all of his work to be put in one museum in one American city. His work will come to rest in Denver in several years, once a museum is created. David Anfram, an expert on Still, spoke on his behalf about his life and his art. Mayor John Hickenlooper was also a part of this film in speaking about Still’s art coming to Denver.The last clip was about Joellyn Duesberry, an artist who has had to overcome four major illnesses in her life. She said that after each illness her art and her style changed as her perspective on life changed. She went from creating abstract works to portraits to paintings of windows and doors and finally to landscapes. The processes she uses are oil painting, watercolor painting and monotype, a one time printing process. This event was sponsored by the DU Art Department.