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1 online resource (streaming video file) (44 min. 21 sec.) ; 268649779 bytes |
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Sir Michael Parkinson continues his new series where he welcomes an array of guests from across the artistic spectrum. And, in his inimitable style, embarks on a fascinating and intimate insight into their careers, which have set them apart from their contemporaries and propelled them to the very top of their field. Each show features unique performances from the guests who are able to demonstrate the work for which they have become so well-known. This week Sir Michael interviews and sits for the prominent contemporary portraitist, Jonathan Yeo, in order to understand his technique and fascinating career path. Yeo is renowned for creating iconic and controversial paintings of celebrities and powerful figures in society including Dennis Hopper, Nicole Kidman, Kevin Spacey, Tony Blair and David Cameron. Yeo reveals how being diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease at 22 had a profound effect on his career path and how it gave him drive and ambition to create works with a unique satirical nature including his infamous portrait of George Bush made from pornography cuttings and his painting of a woman during a plastic surgery recovery period.PRODUCTION DETAILS:A Sky Arts production |
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Broadcast 2013-04-28 at 22:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Figurative painting, British.
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Interviews.
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Portrait painters.
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Portrait painting -- Technique.
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Streaming video
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McDonald, Stuart, director
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Parkinson, Michael, host
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