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Renoir
Screening
Renoir – Exhibition On Screen
1 Jun 2016
Event times
Starts 7.30pm
Cost of entry
£12
Address
- Little High Street
- Shoreham-By-sea
- Worthing
- BN43 5EG
- United Kingdom
A fascinating arts film going behind the scenes of Renoir’s blockbuster exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, exploring how he moved away from Impressionism in his later years.
About
Revered & Reviled
Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his Impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world’s favourites. Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and changed course.
This stunning film – based on the remarkable collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia – examines the direction he then took and why it provokes such extreme reactions right up to today. Some claim they are repulsed by Renoir’s later works and some claim they are seduced. What may surprise you is that among the many artists who sought out Renoir’s new works and were clearly influenced by them, were two giants of the 20th century – Picasso and Matisse. The film is a fresh new biography of this artistic giant but more than that, it uncovers a rarely told story that places Renoir as a critical link between the old and the new.
Written and directed by award-winning director Phil Grabsky, ‘Exhibition On Screen’ brings blockbuster art exhibitions from galleries around the world to local cinemas. Phil will be in attendance for a Q&A session.
Visit our Exhibition On Screen page for other films in this series.
