My work, “Here Be Dragons” featured alongside many other artworks commissioned by the TV channel Sky Arts for their ART50 project about post-Brexit Britain.
What will Britain look like, feel like, be like to live in, when we are no longer members of the European Union? The outcome of the Brexit referendum has stimulated a widespread debate about our national identity, with many people looking to express how they feel about our nation as we approach a future outside the EU. This Sky Arts documentary series called “The British” allows artists to explore these questions. The film featuring my artwork “Here Be Dragon” will air on Monday 17th June at 23:30.
Open Studio
I used an Open Studio to develop a new piece of art rooted in people’s experience of being British.
The Open Studio gave visitors a real-time experience of how an artist works, researching, developing and producing art.
My initial research threw up intense political opinions, divides and conflicts – ancient and modern.
Have Your Say
Along the way in the process to making my final piece, I offered visitors to my Open Studio the chance to have their say on being British and the opportunity to do a brief vox pop interview to camera.
If you missed my film and don’t have a subscription to Sky Arts channel, here’s a link so you can have a look at it if you want.
http://www.skyartsart50.tv/projects/newflag/
Below a full list of when the programs in “The British” series will be on TV.
Monday 03 June @ 2300
ART 50 – THE BRITISH: VALUES (PROGRAMME 1)
Ladders of Light/ Magniloquent Cartilage: A Constitution for the UK
The Brink
Mad Digs
Monday 03 June @ 2330
ART 50 – THE BRITISH: YOUTH (PROGRAMME 2)
R.E.B.E.L
School Britannia Projects
School Britannia Animations
Re-Branding Britishness
Monday 10 June @ 2300
ART 50 – THE BRITISH: RACE (PROGRAMME 3)
Empire
His England
We Are British
Stock
A Rational Anthem for a National Tantrum
Monday 10 June @ 2330
ART 50 – THE BRITISH: CLASS (PROGRAMME 4)
Me, My Nan and Oldham
Scary Bikers
Postcards from the Future: England
Monday 17 June @ 2300
ART 50 – THE BRITISH: HUMOUR (PROGRAMME 5)
Huntington Gardens
The Last Temptation of Boris Johnson
Small Town Politics
Dogs and their Owners
Postcards from the Future: Wales
Monday 17 June @ 2330
ART 50 – THE BRITISH: NATIONS (PROGRAMME 6)
Here Be Dragons: A New Flag for the UK
Come Hell or High Water
And the Band Keeps Marching on
Border: A VR Ride
