How art shaped the way painter Bridget Riley sees the world
In an exclusive interview with BBC Newsnight, Bridget Riley (1946-1948, St Helen's), one of the UK's most renowned artists, has told Kirsty Wark, "I held a mirror up to human nature and reported faithfully."
Describing art and how it has contributed to her understanding of the world, Riley says artists have "borne witness" to society's "changing circumstances and events, to horrors and as well as to wonders."
As one of the most significant artists of the 20th and 21st century, 90-year-old Riley says she's "hoping" her work has made a contribution to "order, stability and the joy of living."
As one of the most significant artists of the 20th and 21st century, 90-year-old Riley says she's "hoping" her work has made a contribution to "order, stability and the joy of living."
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Full report on BBC website:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-57332625
The occasion for the interview with Kirsty Wark was to be the opening of her latest exhibition Past into Present at the David Zwirner Gallery in London on 3 June.
https://www.davidzwirner.com/exhibitions/2021/bridget-riley-past-into-present