Five Sculptors

Synopsis

Series looking at five contemporary British sculptors.
1: Anthony Gormley uses his own body as a mould for his sculptures, which are then covered in fibreglass and lead. Show his sculpture ‘Mind and Body’ in the making, looks at some of his earlier work and visits a foundry where his first complete work in iron is being cast.
2: Since the Tate Gallery bought ‘Twin-Tub with Guitar’ in 1982, Bill Woodrow’s raw material is the detritus of consumer life - with handshears and pliers he creates bizarre images from the surface metal of household appliances and car bonnets to create complex and darkly humorous sculptures. Shows his work from early student experiments to major recent pieces.
3: Alison Wilding who is recognised as one of Britain’s leading sculptors, is seen stuck at a ‘psychological hill’, a difficulty she encounters with every sculpture. The film harts her progress through to the final work.
4: Richard Wentworth’s work includes sculptures made with light bulbs, baskets, bowls, ladles, mirrors and many other mundane objects. The film shows him at work in his studio and shopping for raw material, and visits his latest exibition in New York.
5: Anish Kapoor is known for his distinctive use of bright colours and seductive, almost totemistic shapes, which reflect the influence of his childhood in India. The film shows Kapoor at work in his studio, and follows him to the British Museum’s Indian sculpture, which has inspired him.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 5 x 25 min.

Year of production

1988

Availability

Sale; 1999 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1999 sale: £175.00 (+VAT +p&p) series

Notes

Broadcast on BBC2 from 22588.

Subjects

Art

Keywords

Gormley, Anthony; Kapoor, Anish; sculpture - British; Wentworth, Richard; Wilding, Alison; Woodrow, Bill

Credits

Director

Daisy Goodwin; Julia Cave; Nadia Haggar; Roland Keating

Producer

Julia Cave

Cast

Patrick Hughes

Sections

Title

Anthony Gormley

Synopsis

1: Anthony Gormley uses his own body as a mould for his sculptures, which are then covered in fibreglass and lead. Show his sculpture 'Mind and Body' in the making, looks at some of his earlier work and visits a foundry where his first complete work in ir

Title

Bill Woodrow

Synopsis

2: Since the Tate Gallery bought 'Twin-Tub with Guitar' in 1982, Bill Woodrow's raw material is the detritus of consumer life - with handshears and pliers he creates bizarre images from the surface metal of household appliances and car bonnets to create c

Title

Alison Wilding

Synopsis

3: Alison Wilding who is recognised as one of Britain's leading sculptors, is seen stuck at a 'psychological hill', a difficulty she encounters with every sculpture. The film harts her progress through to the final work.

Title

Richard Wentworth

Synopsis

4: Richard Wentworth's work includes sculptures made with light bulbs, baskets, bowls, ladles, mirrors and many other mundane objects. The film shows him at work in his studio and shopping for raw material, and visits his latest exibition in New York.

Title

Anish Kapoor

Synopsis

5: Anish Kapoor is known for his distinctive use of bright colours and seductive, almost totemistic shapes, which reflect the influence of his childhood in India. The film shows Kapoor at work in his studio, and follows him to the British Museum's Indian

Production Company

Name

BBC Television

Distributor

Name

BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning

Contact

Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)

Email

BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com

Web

https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 20 8433 1009

Address

BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK

Notes

The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’