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Andre Derain

This part sees the team on the banks of the Thames in London to paint in the style of an artist who was so revolutionary he was called a wild beast, Andre Derain. At first glance, Derain's fauvist style may look straightforward, but it's deceptively simple and it's not until the students begin painting that they can appreciate this. Their challenge is to simplify the landscape in front of them and exaggerate the colours to the unrealistic limits of the colour spectrum. It proves much trickier than it looks. Ex-graffiti artist Jason Warren is more used to painting with spray cans, not paintbrushes and Alannah Barker, a young art student, lacks the confidence to express herself with colour. In the end it's amateur artist Gail Romanes who surprises everyone. The usual trip around Myatt's studio reveals some sketches he drew of his cell in Brixton Prison and the reasons behind how he ended up being called Picasso...

English
  • Runtime 90 minutes
  • Network Sky Arts
  • Created March 9, 2012 by
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