Turner - Light and Landscape
Art historian Leslie Primo explores the 主播大秀 archives to create a TV history of perhaps the UK鈥檚 most beloved artist, JMW Turner.
Art historian Leslie Primo examines six decades of 主播大秀 archive to explore what makes JMW Turner such a beloved name in British art. Almost everyone has good things to say about Turner - after all, he鈥檚 responsible for some of Britain鈥檚 greatest artistic treasures, like The Fighting Temeraire, and Rain, Steam and Speed. But exactly what makes him great is where opinions can differ.
Leslie discovers the TV art historians behind each theory. Was Turner great because he reinvented landscape painting, because he was a radical whose work marked the beginning of modern painting, or because he captured the extraordinary march of the industrial revolution? Through the archives, Leslie meets Fiona Bruce, Simon Schama, Andrew Graham-Dixon and Kenneth Clarke.
Leslie also finds that the disputed nature of Turner鈥檚 brilliance has made for some entertaining film-making, from a frock-coat- and powdered-wig-loaded reconstruction of his humble origins as the son of a barber in London鈥檚 Covent Garden, to modern art historian Tim Marlow lashing himself to a mast in the middle of a choppy ocean to recreate Turner鈥檚 inspiration for Fishermen at Sea.
Even if you think you know Turner, the programme reveals fascinating surprises about the complex man behind some of Britain鈥檚 most revered works of art.
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| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Leslie Primo |
| Interviewed Guest | Jonathan Jones |
| Interviewed Guest | Nicola Moorby |
| Interviewed Guest | Francesca Whitlum-Cooper |
| Executive Producer | Ed Stobart |
| Executive Producer | Emma Parkins |
| Director | Ben Harding |
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