BRITISH ARTISTS
A number of videos about well known or Turner Award British artists. These videos have been selected from YouTube by Vedanti RamIall-Moodley, one of our members.
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Lucien Freud Newsnight report. Published on 2 Aug 2011. Length 4.5 minutes. BBC documentary by Stephen Smith. Lucien: 'I paint what I want to see not what you want me to see'
An exclusive tour of Lucian Freud's studio. by Channel 4 News. Published on 13 Nov 2012. Length 5.5 minutes. 'Lucian Freud was regarded by many as one of the most important painters of modern times. Matthew Cain managed to get an exclusive tour of the studio, which the public will now not get to see.'
Anish Kapoor Part 1 with Rich Lane. Published on 23 Jan 2010. Length 9 minutes. Looking at the work of Sculptor Anish Kapoor during 2009.
Olympic Orbit Tower Unveiled by theworldvideos. Published on 11 May 2012. Length 3 minutes. David Sillito reports. 'The Olympic Orbit tower, which stands high over London's Olympic Stadium, is being officially unveiled on Friday 11th May 2012. The completed steel sculpture, known as ArcelorMittal Orbit, stands at the heart of the Olympic Park. It was designed by Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor and structural designer Cecil Balmond.
1/2 Antony Gormley - What Do Artists Do All Day ? Published on 29 Mar 2014. Length 15 minutes. First broadcast on BBC4: Mar 2014 as Episode 12/12. 'Sir Antony Gormley is one of the world's most popular artists. His iconic Angel of the North is a universally-admired work of public art and his sculptures have been seen by millions in cities all over the world.'
Chris Ofili – No Woman, No Cry | TateShots. Published on 10 Nov 2010. Length 2 minutes. 'No Woman No Cry' by artist Chris Ofili is a tribute to the London teenager Stephen Lawrence. The Metropolitan police investigation into his racially motivated murder was mishandled, and a subsequent inquiry described the police force as institutionally racist. In each of the tears shed by the woman in the painting is a collaged image of Stephen Lawrence’s face, while the words ‘R.I.P. Stephen Lawrence’ are just discernible beneath the layers of paint. Despite these specific references, the artist also intended the painting to be read in more general terms, as a universal portrayal of melancholy and grief.
Tinie Tempah on Chris Ofili | TateShots. Published on 2 Mar 2010. Length 5 minutes. 'We asked London Grime musician Tinie Tempah to come and look around the new Chris Ofili exhibition at Tate Britain and share his thoughts.'
Rachel Whiteread: Drawings. Interview by James Price. Published on 5 Oct 2010. Length 8.5 minutes. This film accompanies the Rachel Whiteread exhibition running at Tate Britain from 8 September 2010 until 16 January 2011. © Tate Media 2010'
'Rachel Whiteread is renowned for her evocative large-scale sculptures, but drawing has always remained one of her core activities. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore her works on paper, most of which have never been shown before in a public gallery. 'These collages and drawings provide a fascinating and intimate insight into the creative process behind Whiteread's work. While her sculptures are often large-scale and involve a team of fabricators, these paper works provide a more personal, mobile counterpoint. Nevertheless, they also share many of the themes familiar from her public commissions: texture and surface; void and presence; and the subtle observation of human traces in everyday life.
'Rachel Whiteread is renowned for her evocative large-scale sculptures, but drawing has always remained one of her core activities. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to explore her works on paper, most of which have never been shown before in a public gallery. 'These collages and drawings provide a fascinating and intimate insight into the creative process behind Whiteread's work. While her sculptures are often large-scale and involve a team of fabricators, these paper works provide a more personal, mobile counterpoint. Nevertheless, they also share many of the themes familiar from her public commissions: texture and surface; void and presence; and the subtle observation of human traces in everyday life.
Grayson Perry – 'Pottery Is My Gimmick' | TateShots. Published on 14 Oct 2011. Length 5.5 minutes. 'Take a look inside the London studio of artist Grayson Perry. Describing pottery as his 'gimmick', Perry demonstrates his process and explains why he wants people to be able to just enjoy art, rather than having to interpret it.'
Richard Deacon – 'I'm a Fabricator' | TateShots. Published on 6 Feb 2014. Length 3.5 minutes. Richard: 'I don't carve, I don't model. I fabricate'.
'Rocks, minerals, chains and a toy model of Marge Simpson's head, are amongst the hundreds of objects in Richard Deacon's studio from which he draws inspiration. For over four decades, Deacon has used a wide range of material in his sculptures, from wood and polycarbonate, to leather, cloth and ceramics. Bending, shaping, twisting and joining are just a few of the structural manipulations he applies, as he combines organic forms with elements of engineering. TateShots visited the artist in his studio on the eve of his exhibition at Tate Britain in 2014.'
'Rocks, minerals, chains and a toy model of Marge Simpson's head, are amongst the hundreds of objects in Richard Deacon's studio from which he draws inspiration. For over four decades, Deacon has used a wide range of material in his sculptures, from wood and polycarbonate, to leather, cloth and ceramics. Bending, shaping, twisting and joining are just a few of the structural manipulations he applies, as he combines organic forms with elements of engineering. TateShots visited the artist in his studio on the eve of his exhibition at Tate Britain in 2014.'
Sculptor Tony Cragg | euromaxx DW TV. Published on 25 Feb 2011. Length 5.5 minutes. 'With a retrospective of Turner Prize-winner Cragg's works on show in Duisburg in February, 2011, euromaxx looks at the career of one of Europe's most successful sculptors. Originally from Liverpool, Cragg is known for his use of unusual materials. He is dean of Düsseldorf's Kunstakademie (Academy of Arts). His retrospective at Duisburg's Museum Küpper includes 60 sculptures.'
Martin Creed at the Hayward Gallery - video preview by The Guardian. Published on 28 Jan 2014. Length 3.5 minutes. 'Martin Creed gives Adrian Searle a glimpse into his retrospective at London's Hayward Gallery. The first major survey of Creed's work, the exhibition spans his entire career, from his balloon-filled room "Half the Air in a Given Space" to his imposing steel fulcrum spelling out the word 'mothers' rotating precariously above the viewer's head.'
David Hockney - full Channel 4 News interview. Published on 17 Jan 2012. Length 10 minutes. 'Artist David Hockney speaks to Channel 4 News Culture Editor Matthew Cain about his life in Yorkshire and Los Angeles as a major new show, A Bigger Picture, opens at the Royal Academy of Arts.'