A series of 50-minute documentaries exploring the lives and works of exceptional and influential 20th Century artists including Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Frances Bacon, Eric Gill, and Antony Gormley. In each case, newly-filmed artworks are accompanied by a specially recorded soundtrack drawn solely from the artist’s interviews, letters, and writings.
In the summer of 2009, artist Antony Gormley, best known for his iconic Angel of the North, created One & Other for the 4th Plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square. The work is a unique portrait of contemporary Britain and the documentary reveals the background to this living monument and explores its origins in the sculptor’s beautiful and mysterious art.
View Details >>Barbara Hepworth is a major British artist of the twentieth century. Our film, The Art of Barbara Hepworth, reveals the beauty and the power of her sculptures, and the ideas which motivated her throughout her creative life.
View Details >>Eric Gill was one of the twentieth century’s most admired sculptors. He was also a letter-cutter, typographic designer (of Gill Sans, among other typefaces), calligrapher, architect, writer, and teacher.
View Details >>Francis Bacon is the essential British painter of the twentieth century. This film is a rigorous and revealing portrait of one of the few artists who has truly changed the way we see and understand ourselves.
View Details >>Produced alongside a major retrospective exhibition, organised by London’s Barbican Art Gallery, this film provides a rare chance to experience Helen Chadwick’s works.
View Details >>Henry Moore is arguably the greatest sculptor of the twentieth century and his large-scale sculptures are centrally sited in many major cities across Europe and North America.
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Matthew Bourne brings his unique take on the legendary 1948 feature film.
Shakespeare’s classic love story is given a novel twist by being set in the dystopian “Verona Institution”.
