Alice's selection of Art on Film houses an ecletic collection of artists from cartoon maverick Robert Crumb to local genius Ralph Hotere. Classical greats like da Vinci and the French Masters sit next to Picasso and Hockney. Illustration: Bill Hammond's 'Placemakers' 1996
Now relegated to a cultural curiousity or easily-mocked advertising tool, pulp fiction art was a potent and revelatory flash-in-the-pan in Depression-... Read more
Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever c... Read more
Vivienne Westwood created outfits that shocked the world and many of her creations are exhibited in museums around the globe today. In the 1970s this... Read more
'Chuck Close' is an astounding portrait of the life and work of a man who has reinvented portraiture and triumphed in the face of adversity. When a de... Read more
The two sides of Frida Kahlo's spirit: on one side the revolutionary, pioneering artist of contemporary feminism and on the other, the human being, vi... Read more
'Self contained dwellings that will sail on the seas of tomorrow', the Earthship is a completely independent, globally-oriented dwelling, made from ma... Read more
This fascinating series features a fresh-faced young David Attenborough proving there's room on TV for totem poles as well as oil paintings. Through s... Read more
The 'Palettes' series explores the techniques, history and controversies behind some of the world's finest paintings and the artists who created them.... Read more
Explores the world of Tintin creator Herge and his experiences and mental state leading up to the writing of 'Tintin in Tibet', often heralded as his... Read more