The Colour of Dreams - ACE177.4

Newsfilm of the Blitz and its aftermath. Agar talks of visiting the Canary Islands with Bard. The colours rekindled her desire to paint. Watercolour landscapes, a painting of birds. Agar VO about Nature. Waves breaking on shingle; painting which includes similar shapes. Agar on the beach at Swanage. Her VO talking about the limitations of abstract painting compared with the wildness of Nature. Work influenced by "natural" objects, intercut with shots of the sea. The "cork basket hat" photograph; Agar working on a collage. Examples of her work. Her VO says that she considers her work still to be Surrealist, and that good work requires "playfulness"; she finds it difficult to use her dreams in her work. Agar speaking about the best art requiring both technique and emotion. Agar VO paintings talking about the differences between men’s and women’s art. Agar talking about materialism and not allowing emotions to be lost – "swimming against the tide". Paintings. Agar says her paintings are "very joyful" because she’s had a very happy life, and the results "show through" in her work. Photograph of Agar dancing on a roof outside Mougins in 1937. Credits.