A short film looking at the influence Porthmeor studios has had on the town of St Ives, with reference to the artists that have worked there and are exhibited at the Tate.
Sara Hughes, the Curator of Tate St Ives, guides us through the historical relationship the gallery has had with the studios. She discusses the residency they run there at studio number 5 (formerly home to Patrick Heron and Ben Nicholson amongst others).
Luke Frost, grandson of modernist Sir Terry Frost also contributes with his finding of the studio space as the current resident artist.
Work from Patrick Heron, Ben Nicholson, Sir Terry Frost, Naum Gabo, Wilhelmina Barns-Graham and Peter Lanyon are shown in this piece.
Thanks to the individual Estates for their permission and to DACS for their support.
To find out more about the renovation project to Porthmeor Studios, please follow this link:
www.bsjwtrust.c...
tate st ives porthmeor studios peter lanyon julius olsson sara hughes modernism ben nicholson luke frost patrick heron sandra blow wilhelmina barns-graham renovation borlase smart john wells trust porthmeor beach fishing art terry frost naum gabo
patrick heron 'yellow painting'
peter lanyon 'wreck', 'zennor storm'
terry frost 'green, black and white movement'
naum gabo 'spiral theme'
wilhelmina barns-graham 'composition february', 'red form', 'glacier crystal, grindelwald'
ben nicholson '62-75 (wall project)', 'feb 55'