Paula rego paints a world of nightmares and secrets apollo. At the start of the bbcs new documentary about paula rego b. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, the filmmaker nick willing. Paula rego shares her secrets with her son apollo magazine. 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. Bbc radio 4 front row, paula rego, danny huston, ghetto. Mar 20, 2020 watch the north american premiere of paula rego. Angel, 1998 from here, the work on display jumps fifteen years, to 1981 the salazar dictatorship ended in 1974. In paula rego s impressive oeuvre the contradictions of humanity are fully exposed. Secrets and stories is a tv show on british national television from bbc2 with an average rating of 3. Depression series, marlborough fine art, 14 march 1 april 2017. At 80 the artist paula rego started telling her son stories about her life he had never heard before. Paula rego paints a world of nightmares and secrets.
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. Born in portugal, a country which her father told her was no good for women, rego used her powerful. Jan 14, 2020 a unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, filmmaker nick willing. Dame maria paula figueiroa rego dbe ra born 26 january 1935 is a portugueseborn visual artist who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Mar 24, 2017 at 80 the artist paula rego started telling her son stories about her life he had never heard before. Secret life of paula rego on show at marlborough and on. Who is paula rego, what are her most famous paintings, who. This film offers unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son nick willing. The award winning feature documentary about celebrated artist paula rego, directed by her son, the film maker nick willing. With paula rego, nick willing, john mcewen, jorge sampaio. Regos style has evolved from abstract towards representational, and she has favoured pastels over oils for much of her care. At 80 the artist paula rego started telling her son stories about her.
Regina king addresses the question of whether a second season of watchmen might be made, then offers some updates on her directorial effort, one night in miami. As a sequel to nick willings vivid portrait of paula as wife, mother and artist, i would like a more traditional biopic that focuses on paula rego, the internationally famous artist whose career took off the year that her husband died. Rego s style has evolved from abstract towards representational, and she has favoured pastels over oils for much of her career. The story at the heart of the painting came to paula rego readymade in the form of jean genets play the maids 1947, itself based on the reallife case of the papin sisters, christine and lea, who worked as maids for a rich parisian family.
Bbc1s london kills returns for an underwhelming second season. Oct 12, 2018 paula rego grew up in portugal under the shadow of dictatorship. Works on paper is on view at marlborough fine art, london, from march 14 april 1, 2017. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego, directed by her son, nick willing. Is it that the secrets and stories of paula rego revealed through her work are a form of witness accounts by the artist in a creative context the stories told by a particular piece of art or, more profoundly, are they secrets, in which the art is presented as holding a hidden truth known only to the artist, but is also appropriate to the. Bbc tent read more 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. 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. Notoriously private and guarded, rego opens up for the first time, surprising. She seems matteroffact in her studio among her works and various macabre objects as she discusses, in a stately but stilted rp accent, her jungian psychoanalysis and lifelong experience of depression.
Mar 14, 2017 a new documentary reveals the struggles that shaped paula regos work. Paula rego 26 october 2017 to 15 april 2018 there and back again is the title of a ballet presented in the 19981999 season, at the calouste gulbenkian foundation, by the now defunct ballet gulbenkian, with costumes designed by paula rego, choreography by stijn celis and music by louisa lasdun. Mar 23, 2017 paula rego and her son discuss unravelling the artists tortured life on film save paula. Conhecida por ser muito ciosa da sua privacidade, paula rego revelase pela primeira vez neste filme, surpreendendo o seu filho, o cineasta nick willing, com historias e segredos da sua vida excepcional. 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. 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. Secrets and stories wednesday, april 29th at 9pm on tvo and this film offers unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter. Shot over three years, this documentary follows the stories of three people facing prison for the first time. When working from home or just keeping our family company, we all know one thing. Tonights episode is a case in point, with the group casually. Born in portugal, trained in london, she nevertheless used her powerful.
A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego. Born in portugal, trained in london, she nevertheless used her powerful pictures as a weapon against the portuguese. Notoriously private and guarded, she talks about her life battling fascism and a misogynistic art world among other things, in this film directed by her son nick willing. Paula rego grew up in portugal under the shadow of dictatorship. 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. The result was 12 large pastels which she locked away, afraid that looking at. Secret life of paula rego on show at marlborough and on the. Mar 28, 2017 paula rego is widely regarded as one of the worlds greatest living figurative artists. M 12 for viewers aged 12 and older in english and portuguese.
A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, filmmaker nick willing. Buy paula rego original artwork and paintings at marlborough gallery. Nov 14, 2018 for the french public, rego herself is something of a secret. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folkthemes from her native portugal. 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. Secrets and stories wednesday, april 29th at 9pm on tvo and this film offers. She became aware of the power of the unspoken as keeping secrets was vital to survival. Paula rego, secrets and stories, nick willing, 201.
Brendan ocarrolls irish mammy gets a chat show and artist rego opens up about. Secrets and stories a unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, filmmaker nick willing. Paula rego, secrets and stories, nick willing, 2017. The portuguese restaurants you can count on during your home stay due to the new reinforced quarantine, we are all at home to be safe. Notoriously private and guarded, rego opens up for the first time in this film about the secrets and stories in her life. A 17yearold is sentenced to life in prison for his friends accidental shooting death. It was released in portuguese cinemas on 6 april 2017 as paula rego. Who is paula rego, what are her most famous paintings, who is nick willing and when is secrets and stories on tv. Nick willing and catarina alfaro with the support of. Secrets and stories 2017 a unique insight into the life and work of celebrated portuguese painter paula rego. Artist paula rego biography, exhibitions, art for sale, latest news and work. But paula rego has agreed to let the cameras into her life and follow her work as an abstract ar. Stories and secrets, what comes across most is the strange glee at having caught her husband snogging with this woman.
Secrets and stories a unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, film maker nick willing. Secrets and stories, will be shown on bbc two this weekend. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, the film maker nick willing. In a career that has spanned six decades, her paintings are frequently inspired by her personal fears, desires and a passion to fight injustice. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. From 7th of april to the 17th of september 2017 opening the 7th of april at 6. Secrets and stories brendan ocarrolls irish mammy gets a chat show and artist rego opens up about her remarkable life. Online catalogue displaying works from paula rego s 2017 depression exhibition, showing at marlborough graphics, london. Nick willing is a british director, producer and writer of films and television series. Nick willing directs an intense portrait of his mother, paula rego, which reveals the life and work of one of the most prominent portuguese painters. She is the notoriously private artist who is known for her paintings and prints. Notoriously private, rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son.
Paula regos revealing new documentary and show artnet news. A unique insight into the life of celebrated painter paula rego, directed by her son. Artist paula rego exhibition, art for sale and biography. 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. Willing is the son of portuguese painter paula rego and english artist victor willing and was largely brought up in portugal, but settled in england at the age of 12. As she recounts the story of the painting to her son nick willing, in the newly released documentary paula rego. It was the most heartbreaking episode in our lives because everything went wrong, and it was our fault. Since finishing the film secrets and stories, for the bbc last year ive noticed mum has become more fragile, forgetful and vulnerable, he says. Avenida da republica, 300 2750475 cascais 200 meters from cidadela. The 82yearold portuguese artist dame paula rego is the subject of a new bbc two documentary secrets and stories.
Mirroring his mothers creative process turning anecdotes into art pieces, her son nick willing brings us her story in bbc 2 documentary. Paula rego and her son discuss unravelling the artists. 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. The artist dame paula rego, 82, and her filmmaker son, nick willing, 55, talk about the. Find more works of this artist at best visual art database. Paula regos depression series is at marlborough fine art until 1 april. A kind of relief at finally having found something to complete the painting.
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