Bridget Riley - Painting the Line
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, seldom-seen footage from the archives and a rare interview with Kirsty Wark, this is the story of a true visionary of British art.
With exclusive behind-the-scenes access, seldom-seen footage from the archives, insights from admirers, experts and contemporaries including Tracey Emin, Michael Craig-Martin and Martin Freeman, and a revealing interview by Kirsty Wark, this is the story of a true visionary of British art.
Bridget Riley has been challenging our perception through painting for over 60 years, with radical work that has transformed how we look at art and invites us to feel with our eyes.
With simple black and white geometric shapes, repeated curves of colour or an array of muted dots, Riley’s work moves, shimmers and - in some cases - unsettles.
At the age of 90, Bridget Riley shows no signs of stopping. Her paintings command millions at auction, she has won prestigious awards and honours, and continues to innovate, paint, publish and exhibit around the world.
±«Óãtv cameras have filmed with Riley over the past few years in two of her studios, on the cliffs of Cornwall, where she spent the Second World War, and at the National Gallery in London during the installation of her enormous mural there in 2018.
In a rare and revealing interview with Kirsty Wark, Riley dispels the numerous misconceptions which have followed her throughout her career. Many consider her as a poster girl for the Swinging 60s, while others hail her as a titan of abstract art. However, Riley considers herself a traditional painter who has merely picked up the baton from those who have gone before her, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Monet, Cezanne and Matisse.
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Clips
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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Duration: 00:33
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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Duration: 03:02
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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Duration: 01:31
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Bridget Riley: Painting the Line
Duration: 02:19
Music Played
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
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00:00
Pink Floyd
Let There Be More Light
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00:02
Susumu Yokota
Tobiume
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00:06
Brian Eno
Golden Hours
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00:07
Susumu Yokota
Blue Sky And Yellow Sunflower
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00:11
The Who
Magic Bus
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00:13
Small Faces
Rolling Over
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00:22
The Yardbirds
Over Under Sideways Down
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00:24
The Who
My Generation
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00:28
The Cure
A Forest
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00:29
Brian Eno
The Big Ship
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00:31
Yann Tiersen
The Terrace
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00:32
The Pretty Things
Balloon Burning
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00:34
The Kinks
Running Round Town
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00:34
The Kinks
Running Round Town
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00:35
Pentangle
Light Flight (From "Take Three Girls")
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00:36
Igor Stravinsky, Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Premier Tableau: Naissance D'apollon. Largo - Allegro - Tempo I
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Featured Artist | Bridget Riley |
Presenter | Kirsty Wark |
Director | Sophie Deveson |
Producer | Sophie Deveson |
Production Manager | Mandy Weller |
Executive Producer | Tanya Hudson |
Broadcasts
- Fri 19 Nov 2021 21:00
- Sun 21 Nov 2021 23:40
- Wed 22 Dec 2021 02:20
- Mon 18 Sep 2023 23:05
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