Creating

Episode number 11 of Series “Heart of the Dragon”.
This program looks at the world of contemporary Chinese art, exploring the philosophic and historic influences that shape it. The way that Chinese artists pursue the essence of “reality” is examined as are the techniques which combine traditional values with unconventional materials to produce works that are resplendently Chinese.

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Credits

director

Peter Montagnon

co-producer

Alasdair Clayre

Patrick Lui

Nigel Houghton

Duration

00:52:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1984

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Group of items

Heart of the Dragon

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

016882

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - China

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → China - Social conditions

Television

Television → Television programs

Television → Television programs → Television programs - Great Britain

Television → Television series

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1984

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