Art DocumentariesFirst broadcast: Jul 2015. Episode 14/18 The story behind a collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe. As the popularity of collecting fairs and Pinterest would attest, we are a nation of magpie obsessions. Renaissance expert Professor Nandini Das reveals the story behind the Cabinet of Curiosities - the original collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, and which is experiencing a surprising revival in the work of contemporary artists today.
2/2 Wondrous Obsessions: The Cabinet of Curiosities - Secret KnowledgeArt Documentaries2015-11-03 | First broadcast: Jul 2015. Episode 14/18 The story behind a collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe. As the popularity of collecting fairs and Pinterest would attest, we are a nation of magpie obsessions. Renaissance expert Professor Nandini Das reveals the story behind the Cabinet of Curiosities - the original collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, and which is experiencing a surprising revival in the work of contemporary artists today.1/2 Shirley Hughes - What Do Artists Do All Day ?Art Documentaries2016-07-27 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=jdhx7D66lXc&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE4645tTLQ-q0CGiR4eSFlBW&index=45 First broadcast: Jul 2016. Episode 25/25 For over five decades, Shirley Hughes has been entertaining young children with her lovingly illustrated picture books. From the adventures of Alfie to the stories of Dave and his favourite toy Dogger, Shirley has created some of our most popular children's books. In 2007, Dogger was voted the nation's all-time favourite illustrated children's book and, aged 89, Shirley shows no signs of slowing down.
This program sees Shirley working on the final page of her latest Alfie book, discussing her love of illustrating, the challenges of coming up with new ideas, and why she has no plans to retire.2/2 Shirley Hughes - What Do Artists Do All Day ?Art Documentaries2016-07-27 | First broadcast: Jul 2016. Episode 25/25 For over five decades, Shirley Hughes has been entertaining young children with her lovingly illustrated picture books. From the adventures of Alfie to the stories of Dave and his favourite toy Dogger, Shirley has created some of our most popular children's books. In 2007, Dogger was voted the nation's all-time favourite illustrated children's book and, aged 89, Shirley shows no signs of slowing down.
This program sees Shirley working on the final page of her latest Alfie book, discussing her love of illustrating, the challenges of coming up with new ideas, and why she has no plans to retire.1/4 Forest, Field & Sky: Art out of NatureArt Documentaries2016-07-04 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=q262DGh6QeM&index=1&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE7Nh27vfT6UTPWYkavRhj4- First broadcast: May 2016. Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. From Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful stone sculptures to James Turrell's extraordinary sky spaces, this is a film about art made out of nature itself. Featuring spectacular images of landscape and art, James travels from the furthest reaches of the Scottish coast and the farmlands of Cumbria to woods of north Wales. In each location he marvels at how artists' interactions with the landscape have created a very different kind of modern art - and make us look again at the world around us.2/4 Forest, Field & Sky: Art out of NatureArt Documentaries2016-07-04 | First broadcast: May 2016. Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. From Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful stone sculptures to James Turrell's extraordinary sky spaces, this is a film about art made out of nature itself. Featuring spectacular images of landscape and art, James travels from the furthest reaches of the Scottish coast and the farmlands of Cumbria to woods of north Wales. In each location he marvels at how artists' interactions with the landscape have created a very different kind of modern art - and make us look again at the world around us.3/4 Forest, Field & Sky: Art out of NatureArt Documentaries2016-07-04 | First broadcast: May 2016. Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. From Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful stone sculptures to James Turrell's extraordinary sky spaces, this is a film about art made out of nature itself. Featuring spectacular images of landscape and art, James travels from the furthest reaches of the Scottish coast and the farmlands of Cumbria to woods of north Wales. In each location he marvels at how artists' interactions with the landscape have created a very different kind of modern art - and make us look again at the world around us.4/4 Forest, Field & Sky: Art out of NatureArt Documentaries2016-07-04 | First broadcast: May 2016. Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. From Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful stone sculptures to James Turrell's extraordinary sky spaces, this is a film about art made out of nature itself. Featuring spectacular images of landscape and art, James travels from the furthest reaches of the Scottish coast and the farmlands of Cumbria to woods of north Wales. In each location he marvels at how artists' interactions with the landscape have created a very different kind of modern art - and make us look again at the world around us.1/4 What makes art valuableArt Documentaries2016-05-28 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=aFrERdnHibM&index=1&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE7raiTE4YwIitLIzLY3b3hX First broadcast: 2011. What makes a piece of art worth tens of millions dollars at auction? A number of things, but not always the things you'd think. BBC's The World's Most Expensive Paintings chronicles the world's ten most valuable paintings, by way of journalist Alastair Sooke's guided tour of the collectors, locales, and Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses that link these great pieces of art together.2/4 What makes art valuableArt Documentaries2016-05-28 | First broadcast: 2011. What makes a piece of art worth tens of millions dollars at auction? A number of things, but not always the things you'd think. BBC's The World's Most Expensive Paintings chronicles the world's ten most valuable paintings, by way of journalist Alastair Sooke's guided tour of the collectors, locales, and Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses that link these great pieces of art together.3/4 What makes art valuableArt Documentaries2016-05-28 | First broadcast: 2011. What makes a piece of art worth tens of millions dollars at auction? A number of things, but not always the things you'd think. BBC's The World's Most Expensive Paintings chronicles the world's ten most valuable paintings, by way of journalist Alastair Sooke's guided tour of the collectors, locales, and Christie's and Sotheby's auction houses that link these great pieces of art together.1/2 Dennis Morris - What Do Artists Do All Day ?Art Documentaries2016-05-10 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=QxTigAmwoTI&index=41&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE4645tTLQ-q0CGiR4eSFlBW First broadcast: Mar 2016. Episode 23/23 Dennis Morris is one of Britain's most successful photographers, whose images of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols helped define the art of rock photography. He started out taking pictures on the streets of Hackney and his early photography offers a striking documentary portrait of London's black community in the 1960s and 70s.
In the year punk turns 40, and with an exhibition of his work with Public Image Limited opening at the ICA, this film follows Dennis at work, photographing an up-and-coming new punk band. We also follow Dennis back to the places that inspired his early work, and he recounts life on the road with Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols.2/2 Dennis Morris - What Do Artists Do All Day ?Art Documentaries2016-05-10 | First broadcast: Mar 2016. Episode 23/23 Dennis Morris is one of Britain's most successful photographers, whose images of Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols helped define the art of rock photography. He started out taking pictures on the streets of Hackney and his early photography offers a striking documentary portrait of London's black community in the 1960s and 70s.
In the year punk turns 40, and with an exhibition of his work with Public Image Limited opening at the ICA, this film follows Dennis at work, photographing an up-and-coming new punk band. We also follow Dennis back to the places that inspired his early work, and he recounts life on the road with Bob Marley and the Sex Pistols.1/4 Henry Moore: A Culture Show Special (2010)Art Documentaries2016-04-25 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=NHTsmJ39dTI&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE6jo0Os10tI3qUGwX-ZdcyX&index=1 First broadcast: Mar 2010. A one-hour special on one of the most important and popular British sculptors of the twentieth century, Henry Moore. Presented by Alan Yentob, the programme takes a unique approach to Moore by examining his life on film.
Long before Andy Warhol, Henry Moore embraced the medium of TV and film as a way of showing off his works. His rise to fame in the post-war period is intimately linked to his appearances on programmes like Monitor, Face to Face, The Ascent of Man and even Nationwide. His gentle, salt of the earth persona helped people to accept his radical and progressive art.
The film also looks at the man behind the media image, as Alan Yentob meets the people who knew Moore: his daughter Mary Moore, former studio assistants Sir Anthony Caro and Richard Wentworth, and fan Antony Gormley.2/4 Henry Moore: A Culture Show Special (2010)Art Documentaries2016-04-25 | First broadcast: Mar 2010. A one-hour special on one of the most important and popular British sculptors of the twentieth century, Henry Moore. Presented by Alan Yentob, the programme takes a unique approach to Moore by examining his life on film.
Long before Andy Warhol, Henry Moore embraced the medium of TV and film as a way of showing off his works. His rise to fame in the post-war period is intimately linked to his appearances on programmes like Monitor, Face to Face, The Ascent of Man and even Nationwide. His gentle, salt of the earth persona helped people to accept his radical and progressive art.
The film also looks at the man behind the media image, as Alan Yentob meets the people who knew Moore: his daughter Mary Moore, former studio assistants Sir Anthony Caro and Richard Wentworth, and fan Antony Gormley.3/4 Henry Moore: A Culture Show Special (2010)Art Documentaries2016-04-25 | First broadcast: Mar 2010. A one-hour special on one of the most important and popular British sculptors of the twentieth century, Henry Moore. Presented by Alan Yentob, the programme takes a unique approach to Moore by examining his life on film.
Long before Andy Warhol, Henry Moore embraced the medium of TV and film as a way of showing off his works. His rise to fame in the post-war period is intimately linked to his appearances on programmes like Monitor, Face to Face, The Ascent of Man and even Nationwide. His gentle, salt of the earth persona helped people to accept his radical and progressive art.
The film also looks at the man behind the media image, as Alan Yentob meets the people who knew Moore: his daughter Mary Moore, former studio assistants Sir Anthony Caro and Richard Wentworth, and fan Antony Gormley.4/4 Henry Moore: A Culture Show Special (2010)Art Documentaries2016-04-25 | First broadcast: Mar 2010. A one-hour special on one of the most important and popular British sculptors of the twentieth century, Henry Moore. Presented by Alan Yentob, the programme takes a unique approach to Moore by examining his life on film.
Long before Andy Warhol, Henry Moore embraced the medium of TV and film as a way of showing off his works. His rise to fame in the post-war period is intimately linked to his appearances on programmes like Monitor, Face to Face, The Ascent of Man and even Nationwide. His gentle, salt of the earth persona helped people to accept his radical and progressive art.
The film also looks at the man behind the media image, as Alan Yentob meets the people who knew Moore: his daughter Mary Moore, former studio assistants Sir Anthony Caro and Richard Wentworth, and fan Antony Gormley.1/4 Britains Most Fragile TreasureArt Documentaries2016-04-21 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=CyJIJIUIkwU&index=1&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE6fmqp_8kTTBBxKyY4MkddA First broadcast: Oct 2011. Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and it was the creative vision of a single artist, a mysterious master craftsman called John Thornton, one of the earliest named English artists.2/4 Britains Most Fragile TreasureArt Documentaries2016-04-21 | First broadcast: Oct 2011. Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and it was the creative vision of a single artist, a mysterious master craftsman called John Thornton, one of the earliest named English artists.3/4 Britains Most Fragile TreasureArt Documentaries2016-04-21 | First broadcast: Oct 2011. Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and it was the creative vision of a single artist, a mysterious master craftsman called John Thornton, one of the earliest named English artists.4/4 Britains Most Fragile TreasureArt Documentaries2016-04-21 | First broadcast: Oct 2011. Historian Dr Janina Ramirez unlocks the secrets of a centuries-old masterpiece in glass. At 78 feet in height, the famous East Window at York Minster is the largest medieval stained-glass window in the country and it was the creative vision of a single artist, a mysterious master craftsman called John Thornton, one of the earliest named English artists.1/4 The Lost Portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Culture Show SpecialArt Documentaries2016-03-25 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=ZhUwLReQrlc&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE7GzEU_1dN_ZRShuV5012bB&index=1 First broadcast: Feb 2014. In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national scandal by proving that the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the rebel Stuart who almost seized power in 1745, was not in fact him. Keen to make amends, and suspecting that a long-lost portrait of the prince by one of Scotland's greatest artists, Allan Ramsay, might still survive, Bendor decides to retrace Charles' journey in the hope of unravelling one of the greatest mysteries in British art.2/4 The Lost Portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Culture Show SpecialArt Documentaries2016-03-25 | First broadcast: Feb 2014. In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national scandal by proving that the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the rebel Stuart who almost seized power in 1745, was not in fact him. Keen to make amends, and suspecting that a long-lost portrait of the prince by one of Scotland's greatest artists, Allan Ramsay, might still survive, Bendor decides to retrace Charles' journey in the hope of unravelling one of the greatest mysteries in British art.3/4 The Lost Portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Culture Show SpecialArt Documentaries2016-03-25 | First broadcast: Feb 2014. In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national scandal by proving that the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the rebel Stuart who almost seized power in 1745, was not in fact him. Keen to make amends, and suspecting that a long-lost portrait of the prince by one of Scotland's greatest artists, Allan Ramsay, might still survive, Bendor decides to retrace Charles' journey in the hope of unravelling one of the greatest mysteries in British art.4/4 The Lost Portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Culture Show SpecialArt Documentaries2016-03-25 | First broadcast: Feb 2014. In 2009, art detective Dr Bendor Grosvenor caused a national scandal by proving that the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's iconic portrait of Bonnie Prince Charlie, the rebel Stuart who almost seized power in 1745, was not in fact him. Keen to make amends, and suspecting that a long-lost portrait of the prince by one of Scotland's greatest artists, Allan Ramsay, might still survive, Bendor decides to retrace Charles' journey in the hope of unravelling one of the greatest mysteries in British art.1/4 Turners ThamesArt Documentaries2016-03-17 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=aQH29QIyt7Q&index=1&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE6q6_mIZx10iphnzd6vCMVs First broadcast: Jun 2012. In this documentary, the presenter and art critic Matthew Collings explores how Turner, the artist of light, makes light the vehicle of feeling in his work, and how he found inspiration for that feeling in the waters of the river Thames.2/4 Turners ThamesArt Documentaries2016-03-17 | First broadcast: Jun 2012. In this documentary, the presenter and art critic Matthew Collings explores how Turner, the artist of light, makes light the vehicle of feeling in his work, and how he found inspiration for that feeling in the waters of the river Thames.3/4 Turners ThamesArt Documentaries2016-03-17 | First broadcast: Jun 2012. In this documentary, the presenter and art critic Matthew Collings explores how Turner, the artist of light, makes light the vehicle of feeling in his work, and how he found inspiration for that feeling in the waters of the river Thames.4/4 Turners ThamesArt Documentaries2016-03-17 | First broadcast: Jun 2012. In this documentary, the presenter and art critic Matthew Collings explores how Turner, the artist of light, makes light the vehicle of feeling in his work, and how he found inspiration for that feeling in the waters of the river Thames.1/4 Paris 1928 - A Tale of Three CitiesArt Documentaries2016-02-08 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=0UvJmWZzJYo&index=1&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE51LJ4wg-bUTKm1jynGD_CM Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities. Paris 1928 - Episode 2/3 First broadcast: Aug 2014. Dr James Fox tells the story of Paris in 1928. It was a city that attracted people dreaming of a better world after World War I. This was the year when the surrealists Magritte, Dali and Bunuel brought their bizarre new vision to the people, and when emigre writers and musicians such as Ernest Hemingway and George Gershwin came looking for inspiration.
Paris in 1928 was where black musicians and dancers like Josephine Baker found adulation, where Cole Porter took time off from partying to write Let's Do It, and where radical architect Le Corbusier planned a modernist utopia that involved pulling down much of Paris itself.2/4 Paris 1928 - A Tale of Three CitiesArt Documentaries2016-02-08 | Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities. Paris 1928 - Episode 2/3 First broadcast: Aug 2014. Dr James Fox tells the story of Paris in 1928. It was a city that attracted people dreaming of a better world after World War I. This was the year when the surrealists Magritte, Dali and Bunuel brought their bizarre new vision to the people, and when emigre writers and musicians such as Ernest Hemingway and George Gershwin came looking for inspiration.
Paris in 1928 was where black musicians and dancers like Josephine Baker found adulation, where Cole Porter took time off from partying to write Let's Do It, and where radical architect Le Corbusier planned a modernist utopia that involved pulling down much of Paris itself.3/4 Paris 1928 - A Tale of Three CitiesArt Documentaries2016-02-08 | Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities. Paris 1928 - Episode 2/3 First broadcast: Aug 2014. Dr James Fox tells the story of Paris in 1928. It was a city that attracted people dreaming of a better world after World War I. This was the year when the surrealists Magritte, Dali and Bunuel brought their bizarre new vision to the people, and when emigre writers and musicians such as Ernest Hemingway and George Gershwin came looking for inspiration.
Paris in 1928 was where black musicians and dancers like Josephine Baker found adulation, where Cole Porter took time off from partying to write Let's Do It, and where radical architect Le Corbusier planned a modernist utopia that involved pulling down much of Paris itself.4/4 Paris 1928 - A Tale of Three CitiesArt Documentaries2016-02-08 | Bright Lights, Brilliant Minds: A Tale of Three Cities. Paris 1928 - Episode 2/3 First broadcast: Aug 2014. Dr James Fox tells the story of Paris in 1928. It was a city that attracted people dreaming of a better world after World War I. This was the year when the surrealists Magritte, Dali and Bunuel brought their bizarre new vision to the people, and when emigre writers and musicians such as Ernest Hemingway and George Gershwin came looking for inspiration.
Paris in 1928 was where black musicians and dancers like Josephine Baker found adulation, where Cole Porter took time off from partying to write Let's Do It, and where radical architect Le Corbusier planned a modernist utopia that involved pulling down much of Paris itself.1/2 Yinka Shonibare - What Do Artists Do All Day ?Art Documentaries2016-01-21 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=xjHAPRoBwLA&index=39&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE4645tTLQ-q0CGiR4eSFlBW First broadcast: Nov 2015. Episode 22/22 Best known for 'Nelson's Ship in a Bottle', which appeared on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, Yinka Shonibare MBE is one of Britain's foremost contemporary artists, rising to fame as part of the 'Sensation' generation along with Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin in the early 1990s.2/2 Yinka Shonibare - What Do Artists Do All Day ?Art Documentaries2016-01-21 | First broadcast: Nov 2015. Episode 22/22 Best known for 'Nelson's Ship in a Bottle', which appeared on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, Yinka Shonibare MBE is one of Britain's foremost contemporary artists, rising to fame as part of the 'Sensation' generation along with Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin in the early 1990s.1/2 Goya exposed With jake chapman - Secret KnowledgeArt Documentaries2016-01-20 | Playlist: youtube.com/watch?v=sfvOamchdOM&index=31&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE7MzkkjRO4cfHyU31gg5tKN First broadcast: Jan 2016. Episode 20/20 Throughout their artistic career, Jake and Dinos Chapman have returned again and again to a single artwork by the great Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. The Disasters of War are a set of 83 etchings that offer a harrowing account of the atrocities of the Peninsular War (1807-14), but for Jake Chapman they are much more than a matter of historical record. They have provided the inspiration for countless Chapman Brothers artworks across more than two decades, from model recreations and 'rectified' prints to shop mannequins and full-scale sculptures in bronze, some of which were nominated for the Turner Prize.2/2 Goya exposed With jake chapman - Secret KnowledgeArt Documentaries2016-01-20 | First broadcast: Jan 2016. Episode 20/20 Throughout their artistic career, Jake and Dinos Chapman have returned again and again to a single artwork by the great Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. The Disasters of War are a set of 83 etchings that offer a harrowing account of the atrocities of the Peninsular War (1807-14), but for Jake Chapman they are much more than a matter of historical record. They have provided the inspiration for countless Chapman Brothers artworks across more than two decades, from model recreations and 'rectified' prints to shop mannequins and full-scale sculptures in bronze, some of which were nominated for the Turner Prize.1/4 Secrets of the Mona LisaArt Documentaries2016-01-10 | Playlist : youtube.com/watch?v=mapbnXZ9gnE&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE7j9WroCOYzobXhxH_B1wFv&index=1 First broadcast: Dec 2015. The Mona Lisa: bewitching, seductive, world famous. In the minds of millions, she is the ultimate work of art. Yet behind the enigmatic smile, she remains a mystery, fuelling endless speculation and theories. But is that all about to change? Is the world's most famous painting finally giving up its secrets? Presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, this landmark film uses new evidence to investigate the truth behind her identity and where she lived. It decodes centuries-old documents and uses state-of-the-art technology that could unlock the long-hidden truths of history's most iconic work of art.2/4 Secrets of the Mona LisaArt Documentaries2016-01-10 | First broadcast: Dec 2015. The Mona Lisa: bewitching, seductive, world famous. In the minds of millions, she is the ultimate work of art. Yet behind the enigmatic smile, she remains a mystery, fuelling endless speculation and theories. But is that all about to change? Is the world's most famous painting finally giving up its secrets? Presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, this landmark film uses new evidence to investigate the truth behind her identity and where she lived. It decodes centuries-old documents and uses state-of-the-art technology that could unlock the long-hidden truths of history's most iconic work of art.3/4 Secrets of the Mona LisaArt Documentaries2016-01-10 | First broadcast: Dec 2015. The Mona Lisa: bewitching, seductive, world famous. In the minds of millions, she is the ultimate work of art. Yet behind the enigmatic smile, she remains a mystery, fuelling endless speculation and theories. But is that all about to change? Is the world's most famous painting finally giving up its secrets? Presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, this landmark film uses new evidence to investigate the truth behind her identity and where she lived. It decodes centuries-old documents and uses state-of-the-art technology that could unlock the long-hidden truths of history's most iconic work of art.4/4 Secrets of the Mona LisaArt Documentaries2016-01-10 | First broadcast: Dec 2015. The Mona Lisa: bewitching, seductive, world famous. In the minds of millions, she is the ultimate work of art. Yet behind the enigmatic smile, she remains a mystery, fuelling endless speculation and theories. But is that all about to change? Is the world's most famous painting finally giving up its secrets? Presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, this landmark film uses new evidence to investigate the truth behind her identity and where she lived. It decodes centuries-old documents and uses state-of-the-art technology that could unlock the long-hidden truths of history's most iconic work of art.1/2 (with sound)Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich - Secret KnowledgeArt Documentaries2015-11-21 | youtube.com/watch?v=yye33DucQvw&index=31&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE7MzkkjRO4cfHyU31gg5tKN The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich First broadcast: Sep 2014. Episode 12/18 World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, perhaps best known for her futuristic architecture, explains how her work has roots in an art movement that is 100 years old. She has long cited the Russian abstract artist Kazimir Malevich as one of her greatest inspirations and, as a major exhibition of his work is on show at Tate Modern, together with curators and critics Zaha considers the influence of Malevich's avant-garde art on her avant-garde architecture.2/2 Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich - Secret KnowledgeArt Documentaries2015-11-20 | The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich First broadcast: Sep 2014. Episode 12/18 World-renowned architect Zaha Hadid, perhaps best known for her futuristic architecture, explains how her work has roots in an art movement that is 100 years old. She has long cited the Russian abstract artist Kazimir Malevich as one of her greatest inspirations and, as a major exhibition of his work is on show at Tate Modern, together with curators and critics Zaha considers the influence of Malevich's avant-garde art on her avant-garde architecture.1/2 Sir Peter Blake - What Do Artists Do All Day ?Art Documentaries2015-11-20 | youtube.com/watch?v=C2AnoI5w0-U&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE4645tTLQ-q0CGiR4eSFlBW&index=37 First broadcast: Aug 2015. Episode 21/22 Often described as the godfather of British pop art, over the past sixty years artist Sir Peter Blake has enjoyed a celebrated career. Famous for his Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album cover, he has produced a vast body of paintings, collages and album covers. In 2015, aged 82, Peter was commissioned to produce his largest work to date, the re-design of a Mersey ferry. In this film, we spend time with Peter at work in his studio and follow the process of the ferry's pop art makeover, from Peter's early drawings to the launch in Liverpool, revealing an iconic British artist still as active today as he ever was.2/2 Sir Peter Blake - What Do Artists Do All Day ?Art Documentaries2015-11-20 | First broadcast: Aug 2015. Episode 21/22 Often described as the godfather of British pop art, over the past sixty years artist Sir Peter Blake has enjoyed a celebrated career. Famous for his Beatles' Sgt Pepper's album cover, he has produced a vast body of paintings, collages and album covers. In 2015, aged 82, Peter was commissioned to produce his largest work to date, the re-design of a Mersey ferry. In this film, we spend time with Peter at work in his studio and follow the process of the ferry's pop art makeover, from Peter's early drawings to the launch in Liverpool, revealing an iconic British artist still as active today as he ever was.1/2 Wondrous Obsessions: The Cabinet of Curiosities - Secret KnowledgeArt Documentaries2015-11-03 | youtube.com/watch?v=_NDTSe4Y5JE&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE7MzkkjRO4cfHyU31gg5tKN&index=27 First broadcast: Jul 2015. Episode 14/18 The story behind a collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe. As the popularity of collecting fairs and Pinterest would attest, we are a nation of magpie obsessions. Renaissance expert Professor Nandini Das reveals the story behind the Cabinet of Curiosities - the original collecting craze that began in Renaissance Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries, and which is experiencing a surprising revival in the work of contemporary artists today.1/2 The Art of the Impossible: MC Escher and Me - Secret KnowledgeArt Documentaries2015-11-02 | youtube.com/watch?v=f7kW8xd8p4s&index=25&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE7MzkkjRO4cfHyU31gg5tKN First broadcast: Sep 2015. Episode 18/18 World-leading cosmologist Professor Sir Roger Penrose is more than just a fan of MC Escher's mind-bending art. During the course of a long creative collaboration, the British mathematician and the Dutch artist exchanged ideas and inspirations. Some of Escher's most iconic images have their origin in Penrose's mathematical sketches - while the artist's work has served as a starting point for the professor's own explorations of new scientific ideas. To coincide with the first ever Escher retrospective in the UK, Penrose takes us on a personal journey through Escher's greatest masterpieces - marvelling at his intuitive brilliance and the penetrating light it still sheds on complex mathematical concepts.2/2 The Art of the Impossible: MC Escher and Me - Secret KnowledgeArt Documentaries2015-11-02 | First broadcast: Sep 2015. Episode 18/18 World-leading cosmologist Professor Sir Roger Penrose is more than just a fan of MC Escher's mind-bending art. During the course of a long creative collaboration, the British mathematician and the Dutch artist exchanged ideas and inspirations. Some of Escher's most iconic images have their origin in Penrose's mathematical sketches - while the artist's work has served as a starting point for the professor's own explorations of new scientific ideas. To coincide with the first ever Escher retrospective in the UK, Penrose takes us on a personal journey through Escher's greatest masterpieces - marvelling at his intuitive brilliance and the penetrating light it still sheds on complex mathematical concepts.1/4 A Day in the Life of Andy WarholArt Documentaries2015-08-30 | youtube.com/watch?v=OK-CVKKED0s&list=PLM4S2hGZDSE4DUClfsh9EycJG-Z4KBDYL&index=1 First broadcast: Aug 2015. Stephen Smith meets Andy Warhol's friends and confidantes to get closer to the man behind the enigmatic public image, experiencing a day in the life of the pop art superstar. Andy Warhol created some of the most instantly recognisable art of the 20th century. But perhaps his greatest work of art was himself - the cool, enigmatic pop art superstar. In this film, Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily life.2/4 A Day in the Life of Andy WarholArt Documentaries2015-08-30 | First broadcast: Aug 2015. Stephen Smith meets Andy Warhol's friends and confidantes to get closer to the man behind the enigmatic public image, experiencing a day in the life of the pop art superstar. Andy Warhol created some of the most instantly recognisable art of the 20th century. But perhaps his greatest work of art was himself - the cool, enigmatic pop art superstar. In this film, Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily life.4/4 A Day in the Life of Andy WarholArt Documentaries2015-08-30 | First broadcast: Aug 2015. Stephen Smith meets Andy Warhol's friends and confidantes to get closer to the man behind the enigmatic public image, experiencing a day in the life of the pop art superstar. Andy Warhol created some of the most instantly recognisable art of the 20th century. But perhaps his greatest work of art was himself - the cool, enigmatic pop art superstar. In this film, Stephen Smith sets out to discover the real Andy Warhol - in the hour-by-hour detail of his daily life.