'Down the hills to Berry's Bay' by Roland Wakelin

Australia, 1982

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Episode number 2 of Series “The Australian eye V”.
Roland Wakelin was a leading figure in the fight to gain recognition in Australia for modernism. “Down the hills” is a powerful composition, introducing a Post-impressionist approach to form and using the Impressionists technique of juxtaposing strokes of pure colour. Wakelin speaks of his ideas in the film.

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Credits

director

David Muir

producer

Malcolm Otton

production company

Film Australia

Duration

00:09:43:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1982

Appears in

The Australian eye V

Group of items

The Australian eye V

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015266

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art appreciation

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art criticism

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art, Modern - 20th century - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Modernism (Art)

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Australia

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting, Australian

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Art - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

People → Wakelin, Roland, 1887-1971

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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