Graham Sutherland

Synopsis

Sutherland outlines the major developments in his art, his early enthusiasm for engraving and the influence of Samuel Palmer; his response to the landscape of Pembrokeshire in the 1930s and the reasons for his return there in the ‘60s and ‘70s; his move to the south of France in search of colour and light; his religious commissions and his reasons for undertaking the controversial portraits. Of the portraits he says ‘I don’t seek rich people’ but he admits to being fascinated by ‘the gloss of power’. He talks at length about the qualities he seeks in natural forms, a major preoccupation in his work.

Series

South Bank Show, The: Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. col. 51 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1979

Availability

Hire

Keywords

English graphic arts; Sutherland, Graham

Credits

Director

Geoff Dunlop

Producer

Geoff Dunlop

Cast

Melvyn Bragg

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

London Weekend Television

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.