What Do Artists Do All Day? is a documentary series, airing on BBC Four. Film crews accompany various prominent artists as they go about their daily schedules and share insights into their working lives and creative processes.
Yinka Shonibare was born in London, England, on 9 August 1962, the son of Olatunji Shonibare and Laide Shonibare.[2][3] When he was three years old, his family moved to Lagos, Nigeria, where his father practised law. When he was 17 years old, Shonibare returned to Britain to do his A-levels at Redrice School.[4][5] At the age of 18, he contracted transverse myelitis, an inflammation of the spinal cord, which resulted in a long-term physical disability where one side of his body is paralysed.[6][7]
Shonibare went on to study Fine Art first at Byam Shaw School of Art (now Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design) and then at Goldsmiths, University of London, where he received his MFA degree, graduating as part of the Young British Artists generation. Following his studies, Shonibare worked as an arts development officer for Shape Arts, an organisation that makes arts accessible to people with disabilities.[3][8]
In 1999, Shonibare created four alien-like sculptures that he named "Dysfunctional Family", the piece consisting of a mother and daughter, both coloured in textures of white and blue, and a father and son textured in the colours of red and yellow.[9]
He has exhibited at the Venice Biennial and at leading museums worldwide. He was notably commissioned by Okwui Enwezor at documenta XI in 2002 to create his most recognised work, Gallantry and Criminal Conversation, which launched him on the international stage.
In 2004, he was shortlisted for the Turner Prize for his Double Dutch exhibition at the Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam and for his solo show at the Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Of the four nominees, he seemed to be the most popular with the general public that year, with a BBC website poll resulting in 64 per cent of voters stating that his work was their favourite
#art
#arthistory
#painting
#artwork
#mediastudies
#artvideo
#rothko
#pollock
#jacksonpollock
#docuseries
#documentary
#learning
#bbc
#education
#educational
#educationalvideo
#bbcdocumentry
#abstract
#abstractart
#abstractpainting
#picasso
#20thcentury
#20thcenturyart
#bridgetriley
#abstractartistsintheirownwords
#pollymorgan
#jackvettriano
#EdmundDeWaal
#tomwood
#frankquitely
#marvingayechetwynd
#albertwatson
#anthonygromley
#akramkhan
#michaellandy
#evelynglennie
#jakeanddinoschapman
#traceyemin
#sirpeterblake
#dennismorris
#yinkashonibare
