BBC Four Goes Abstract
A new season of programmes exploring one of art’s most groundbreaking forms.
BBC Four Abstract Idents - James Richards—BBC Four Trailers
Four acclaimed artists reimagine our idents for Abstract Season
BBC Four Abstract Idents - Sebastian Buerkner—BBC Four Trailers
Four acclaimed artists reimagine our idents for Abstract Season
BBC Four Abstract Idents - John Smith—BBC Four Trailers
Four acclaimed artists reimagine our idents for Abstract Season
BBC Four Abstract Idents - Laure Prouvost—BBC Four Trailers
Four acclaimed artists reimagine our idents for Abstract Season
Hepworth at work in St Ives—Abstract Artists in Their Own Words
1961 BBC documentary about Barbara Hepworth working in her studio in St. Ives.
"It's like destroying and creating at the same time"—The Rules of Abstraction with Matthew Collings
Matthew Collings watches artist Paul Tonkin throwing paint to make a piece of art.
The Rules of Abstraction with Matthew Collings
Critic Matthew Collings charts the rise of abstract art over the last 100 years.
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Abstract Artists in Their Own Words
The story of abstract art in Britain through the words of some of its leading lights.
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Polka Dot Superstar: The Amazing World of Yayoi Kusama
Film following Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama during preparations for a retrospective.
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The Russian Revolutionary: Zaha Hadid on Kazimir Malevich—Secret Knowledge
Architect Zaha Hadid tells how her work is influenced by abstract artist Kazimir Malevich.
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Kusama's Self-Obliteration
1968 film by artist Yayoi Kusama with a psychedelic feel and non-narrative structure.
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Rothko—Simon Schama's Power of Art
A look at Mark Rothko, who believed that figurative art was a thing of the past.
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The Year of Anish Kapoor—imagine..., Winter 2009
Alan Yentob meets Anish Kapoor, one of Britain's most accomplished and popular sculptors.
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A Picture of the Painter Howard Hodgkin—imagine..., Spring 2006
A profile of Howard Hodgkin, one of Britain's most successful living painters.
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Barbara Hepworth
A look at how Cornish landscapes have influenced sculptor Barbara Hepworth's work. (1961)
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Six Days in September—Arena
Profile of John Hoyland, seen by many as England's finest abstract painter. (1979)
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Henry Moore—Arena
John Read shares his memories of the artist he filmed six times over 28 years. (1986)
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Paule Vézelay—Women of our Century, Series 1
Germaine Greer interviews pioneer abstract artist Paule Vézelay. (1984)
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Episode 5—Artists on Film: Scenes from Working Lives
A focus on abstract artists, including William Hayter and Patrick Heron.
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