I spoke to HRH The Prince of Wales about his artist forebear Prince Rupert of the Rhine, who invented the mezzotint, while imprisoned in Windsor Castle in 1658. I’m talking about my film ROYAL PAINTBOX and answering questions on the Viking.TV “Arts & Music Wednesday” Livestream on Wednesday 12th August at 7pm UK time: VIKING.TV
So enjoyable to share my experiences filming Hermitage Revealed at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. Very exciting to livestream the event all around the world on VIKING.TV. Thanks for the terrific feedback and all the great questions!”
I discover how contemporary artist Evgeny Granilshchikov creates a timeless picture of today’s Russian social landscape, by converting his own life experience into art. As filmmakers, both Granilshchikov and I have this in common – we face an unclear future in a changing world. How do we make our films going forward? How do we keep our art alive? We don’t want our work to disappear into a post pandemic online universe. As cinemas and art galleries return, partnerships are more important than ever – so we can keep telling our stories.
As we unlock, here’s the last of our sneak peaks of unseen footage from the archive.
In my film, Dame Paula Rego talks about her meeting with L S Lowry when she was a student at the Slade. It’s so fascinating. Lowry admired her innovative work, but he himself was ostracised for being an outsider, for “his stick people” and for being a Northerner, as he walked about in his long black coat. Precisely the things we love about him now…
