Kaleidoscope
Weekly news and current affairs on the arts from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
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1'I don't think of myself as successful. Whether somebody else does is really their concern not mine. I mean, one struggles to do something better.' David Hockney has commanded greater popular acclaim than any other contemporary British artist. There seems to be no end to the stream of exhibitions, books and articles. His lifestyle and the ensuing publicity sometimes make people wrongly forget that behind his colourful personality is a committed artist. Filmed in Los Angeles and London, this programme shows Hockney at work: making etchings, drawing his friends, experimenting with paint, taking photographs as preliminary studies for his pool paintings and preparing his latest designs for the Metropolitan Opera in New York. 'I have often said that people never quite know how to place my art. You learn the lesson from Picasso, you shouldn't be afraid. It took me a long time to realise that you can't make art outsider if your period. It will always be of this period whatever you do.'
Primary Title
- Kaleidoscope
Date Broadcast
- Friday 22 July 1983
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 21 : 30
Duration
- 60:00
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Broadcasting Corporation of New Zealand
Programme Description
- Weekly news and current affairs on the arts from Television New Zealand (TVNZ).
Episode Description
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captioning Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Genres
- Art
- Arts/crafts
- Documentary
Hosts
- Heath Lees (Host)
Contributors
- David Hockney (Artist)
- Peter Adam (Producer)
- BBC Films (Production Unit)