‘CHRIS GOLLON: Life in Paint’ the new feature-length documentary on the artist’s life and work has just been completed, produced by Peter Dunphy and directed by Mark Calderbank (co-production from Stepping Stone Films & Shadowline Media). The World Premiere will be at the Barbican, London, as part of the Doc ‘n Roll Festival 2024.
The 85-min film explores Gollon’s pioneering use of music to create new imagery; from lyrics by Bob Dylan, Neil Young or Talk Talk, to direct collaborations with musicians such as Yi Yao, Eleanor McEvoy and Thurston Moore, who states Gollon’s “creative and modest genius is eternal”. A sensitive and innovative painter of women, Gollon also expressed a powerful common humanity via his androgynous figures, and there has been a surge of interest in his work since his untimely death just seven years ago. Via found footage and BBC clips, the film shows Gollon disarmingly revealing his creative process and innovative techniques. Moving montages of Gollon’s images, combined with music by artists including The Skids, Gavin Bryars, Sleaford Mods, Yi Yao and Eleanor McEvoy, provide insights into how Gollon fused the two art forms, and how each energised and changed the other. More details, tickets and trailer are here: Doc ‘n Roll Festival 2024