Home / Series / Arena (1975) / Aired Order / Season 1979 / Episode 29

Six Days in September

John Hoyland is reckoned by many both here and abroad to be this country's finest abstract painter. A key figure for younger artists and critics, he has been both loved and hated to excess. As a major retrospective of his work opens in London, here is a film that stays close to the artist during six days when he faces hostile criticism, starts a new painting and explains why, in bleaker moments, painting can seem ' like flicking away in a corner with a feather duster '.

English
  • Originally Aired September 29, 1979
  • Runtime 35 minutes
  • Production Code p025lrcy
  • Network BBC Two
  • On Other Sites IMDB Official Website
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created January 12, 2019 by
    Administrator admin
  • Modified December 16, 2023 by
    zoated
Name Type Role
Peter Fuller Guest Star
John Hoyland Guest Star
Judy Marle Director