Mar 20, 2020 notoriously private, rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her tumultuous life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression. Secrets and stories at this film offers unique insight into the life and work of celebrated. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. Notoriously private and guarded, rego opens up for the first time in this film about the secrets and stories in her life. Secrets and stories, is available to watch on bbc iplayer. Paula rego paints a world of dark fairy tale where childhood stories are thin guises for psychosexual intrigue and taboo, where magical realism rules, where nothing is certain except the witchy powers of feminism, and the underlying notion that nothing is as it seems. Depression series is at marlborough fine art, london, from 14 march until 1 april. Just take of your knickers said victor willing to paula rego and thus began a love story that was to dominate the life and work of a talented but timid portuguese painter who arrived in london in 1950 leaving the comfort of a middle class home and a. Join celebrated film director and son of victor willing and paula rego, nick willing, and writer, art critic and close friend of victor willing, john mcewen, for an in conversation event discussing the visions exhibition and accompanying publication. Secrets and stories 2017, the awardwinning documentary directed by her son nick willing, rego describes the missing decade plus as a period of treading water. In paula rego s impressive oeuvre the contradictions of humanity are fully exposed. Stories and secrets, what comes across most is the strange glee at having caught her husband snogging with this woman.
A kind of relief at finally having found something to complete the painting. Nov 11, 2018 paula rego, who was born into a privileged family in portugal during a dictatorship though she was being repressed and restrained by my mother, not salazar, began exhibiting with the. Secrets and stories media centre accessibility links. Secrets and stories is a tv show on british national television from bbc2 with an average rating of 3.
Artist paula rego biography, exhibitions, art for sale, latest news and work. Oct 12, 2018 paula rego grew up in portugal under the shadow of dictatorship. She became aware of the power of the unspoken as keeping secrets was vital to survival. Nov 14, 2018 paula rego shares her secrets with her son the artist discusses love, depression, abortion and infidelity in a new documentary directed by her son chantal joffe on painting, pastel and parenthood. Paula regos revealing new documentary and show artnet news. A unique insight into the life of celebrated painter paula rego, directed by her son. A painter of stories celebrated for her dark, complex paintings, prints, drawings, and collages, paula rego draws upon folk and fairytales, literature, and her own biography to create politically charged, deeply unsettling tableaux.
Her forceful compositions are imbued with crueltyboth subtle and overtand permeated with a sense of. More brothers grimm than disney, after decades of obscuring it, rego has finally released her fairytale to the world. Paula rego girls never get pregnant at the slade school of fine art 851 duration. Sebuah wawasan unik tentang kehidupan dan karya pelukis terkenal paula rego yang disutradarai oleh putranya, pembuat film nick willing. Rego began to paint stories, finding ways of expressing complex ideas in a. Mar 25, 2017 when is paula rego s documentary secrets and stories on tv. As she recounts the story of the painting to her son nick willing, in the newly released documentary paula rego.
A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, filmmaker nick willing. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, the film maker nick willing. Do you have an idea for an article, advice piece or want to share a making of story that youd like to appear on the talent manager blog. With paula rego, nick willing, john mcewen, jorge sampaio. Depression series, is at marlborough fine art, london, until 1 april. Secrets and stories march 25, 2017 a unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, film maker nick willing. Theres never been a better time to subscribe to apollo magazine. Now she has let him into her life for a brutally honest bbc film about the. Angel, 1998 from here, the work on display jumps fifteen years, to 1981 the salazar dictatorship ended in 1974. The show is said to combine an archive of home movies, family pictures and. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Release dates uk 25 march 2017 tv premiere portugal 6 april 2017. Paula rego is one of the most important living artists. Buy paula rego original artwork and paintings at marlborough gallery. Paula rego s revealing new documentary and show artnet news. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, the filmmaker.
The past few decades have seen the paintings of paula rego emerge from. The award winning feature documentary about celebrated artist paula rego, directed by her son, the film maker nick willing. An intimate insight into the working practice of two legendary artists by those closest to them. Notoriously private and guarded, rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her unique life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and. She was the first artist in residence at the uks national gallery, has a public museum exclusively dedicated to her work and a damehood from the queen. A documentary about paula s life called secret and stories will be broadcast on bbc two at 9.
It was released in portuguese cinemas on 6 april 2017 as paula rego. Portugueseborn, londonbased painter paula rego is under the spotlight in portugal this month with the premiere of paula rego. Notoriously private and guarded, rego opens up for the first time surprising her son with secrets and stories of her unique life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and depression. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. Such stories are the basis for most of the work in dame paula regos. Paula rego shares her secrets with her son apollo magazine. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego, directed by her son, nick willing. Secrets and stories a unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, film maker nick willing. Works on paper is on view at marlborough fine art, london, from march 14 april 1. Nick willing is a director, writer and editor and has received critical acclaim for recent feature documentaries. She depicts the human figure predominately from life and thus allows her sitters to flood you with their personality. Who is paula rego, what are her most famous paintings, who. Paula rego is a portuguese artist known for her paintings and prints which are often based on childrens folktales.
Paula rego was born in 1935, a remarkable figure of britishportuguese expressionism and feminist art. Who is paula rego, what are her most famous paintings, who is. Trailer en somebody up there likes me by mike figgis. Artist paula rego exhibition, art for sale and biography. Secrets from portugal started off our journey into the wonders of craftsmanship with the luxurious details of the wood carving technique, so lets continue our journey with another precious art. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, film maker nick willing. Secret life of paula rego on show at marlborough and on. Open secrets drawings and etchings by paula rego, university art gallery, university of massachusetts, usa 1999 celestinas house, abbot hall art gallery and the yale center for british art 2001 33. We and our partners use cookies to give you the best online experience, including to personalise advertising and content. Obedience and defiance is open at the national galleries of scotland until 19th april 2020. The title secrets and stories becomes less quotidian once the viewer realises that the two words are synonyms in the context of rego s life.
She talks about sex and abortions shes had several, her complex relationship with her. Born in portugal, trained in london, she nevertheless used her powerful pictures as a weapon against the portuguese dictatorship a country her father told her was no good for women and continued to target womens issues. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, the filmmaker nick willing. Secret life of paula rego on show at marlborough and on the. Notoriously private and guarded, rego opens up for the first time in this film about. From 7th of april to the 17th of september 2017 opening the 7th of april at 6. Secrets and stories is nominited for best arts documentary at the grierson awards 2017 nick willing for kismet film company. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival. Notoriously private, rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression. Nick willing and catarina alfaro with the support of. Web of stories life stories of remarkable people 789 views 3. Notoriously private and guarded, paula rego opens up for the first time to her son in this film about the secrets and stories in her life. Paula rego paints a world of nightmares and secrets apollo. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, the film.
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