Artists on Screen Collection
For this screen showcase of visual arts talent, critic Mark Amery selects his top documentaries profiling New Zealand artists. From the icons (Ralph Hotere, Colin McCahon, Len Lye) to the unheralded (Edith Collier) to Takis the Greek, each portrait shines light on the person behind the canvas. Amery argues in this backgrounder that artists are "naturally inquisitive, with an open wonder about the world...they make for inspiring onscreen company".
Ralph Hotere
Short Film, 1974 (Full Length)
Colin McCahon: I Am
Television, 2004 (Excerpts)
Reflections - Gretchen Albrecht
Television, 2006 (Full Length)
Edith Collier: A Light Among Shadows
Film, 2007 (Full Length)
Flip & Two Twisters
Television, 1995 (Full Length)
Peter Peryer: Portrait of a Photographer
Television, 1994 (Full Length)
Pacific Ikon
Television, 1998 (Excerpts)
Questions for Mr Reynolds
Television, 2007 (Full Length)
The Man in the Hat
Film, 2009 (Full Length)
The Sound of Seeing
Short Film, 1963 (Full Length)
Takis Unlimited
Television, 1969 (Full Length)