Sky Arts - Brush With Fame

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In September 1995, John Myatt was arrested by Scotland Yard detectives for his part in what has been described as the biggest art fraud of the 20th century. But after serving less than four months in prison for his part in the crime, Myatt's commissioned portraits and 'genuine fakes' are now worth thousands in their own right.

In this six-part series, Myatt will use his talent for mimicking famous artists to paint portraits of celebrities, including John Cleese, David Bailey, Jane Horrocks, Robin Gibb and Ian Brown, in the styles of the greats, from Cézanne to Van Gogh. The first celebrity to have their portrait painted is TV talent and socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, who is captured in the style of Modigliani.

Myatt acts not only as artist but as interviewer in this intriguing six part series. Tara Palmer-Tomkinson talks about ‘that kiss’ with Prince Charles, whilst legendary photographer David Bailey reminisces about photographing Princess Diana and offers his controversial opinion on her looks.

Offering a fascinating insight into the process of portraiture, Myatt also explores the individual technique of each iconic painter and highlights why his choice of artist is so appropriate to the subjects.

Want to see more of celebrities and art? Have a look at The Art of Being a Celeb!

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Andy Head

Tue 3 February 2009, 15:09

Well this should be interesting

concerned

Wed 4 February 2009, 15:51

How can this run at the same time as La boheme? 7.30pm on Wednesday 4th....

metin

Mon 9 February 2009, 16:12

Hi I watched Mastering the Art on sat and would love to be one of his pupils on his programme.I’m a visualiser/illustrator in the London area.Please please contact me!
best regards

metin salih

Richard Woods

Sat 21 February 2009, 20:45

i’m a painter from cheltenham, recent graduate from university of gloucestershire, i would also love to be on his show. feel free to contact me or visit my website

http://www.richardwoodsart.com

Sian

Sun 22 February 2009, 15:59

I just watched the Tara Palmer-Thompkinson episode and absolutely loved it! What a fabulous programme, very interesting, entertaining and educational. Brilliant!

martin bellis

Tue 3 March 2009, 18:43

Re Brush with Fame
This has to be the best art programme on tv.
Just seen Jane Horrocks-brought a tear to my eye.

Really excellent
Must have more

regards

Martin Bellis

Jayne Mather

Tue 10 March 2009, 10:45

Unfortunately, I have missed most of these programmes and was wondering whether anyone knows if the series is going to be repeated?

Sari from Sky Arts

Tue 10 March 2009, 12:35

Hi Jayne,
the series is available to view in Sky Player any time you want, or you can catch the repeat at 7:30pm every Friday from 10 Apr 2009. Happy viewing!

Lyn Rattenbury

Sun 15 March 2009, 15:51

Love the programme brush with fame, can you tell me what the title music is please?

Fred Bloggs

Tue 17 March 2009, 00:46

“See the series on Wednesdays at 7pm, Sky Arts 1 and Sky Arts HD” but why can’t they tell us the date when each individual programme is on? I can’t find that information anywhere. It’s not really a series, like a drama series, where if you miss one, you lose the thread, it’s a set of linked programmes. I want to see two of them but as I can’t find out when those two are on, I probably won’t bother. Do they really assume we will watch – or record – every programme, just to get to see the ones we are interested in?

Ian Swinscoe

Thu 19 March 2009, 22:12

I would also like to know what the title music is please.

Olha Pryymak

Tue 16 June 2009, 13:02

Would love to see new episodes of the program done. Love it!

Cal Hoerneman

Fri 31 July 2009, 13:18

Is this series available on DVD?

Robert Mitchell

Mon 28 September 2009, 16:40

Is it possible to buy a set of both Mastering the Art DVDs and Brush with Fame DVDs? I reside in the US and SkyPlayer is not available to me.

Jeffrey Collins

Wed 14 October 2009, 05:38

does anyone have copies of these films on Myatt for an art loving American? I’d like to buy them if possible.

Gary Roman

Sat 28 November 2009, 06:17

Would also be interested in purchasing the Mastering the Art and Brush with Fame series.

P Gould

Sat 23 January 2010, 07:47

Would love to purchase these series and any previous series. More importantly would love to see John painting as himself.

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c hewitt

Wed 24 February 2010, 00:14

would love to buy a dvd of anything john myatt has recorded ...do it Sky

ccecil

Wed 30 March 2011, 18:55

i would love to buy both tv series- he’s great!

natasha

Sun 3 April 2011, 03:26

Would love to purchase a DVD set of these series also. I live in Australia.

Cindy

Fri 6 May 2011, 11:26

Would love to purchase a DVD set of any John Myatt series. I live in Australia.

Lisbeth

Thu 19 May 2011, 21:23

Would love to purchase a DVD set of any John Myatt series. I live in Norway

Tony Pearson

Mon 19 December 2011, 21:07

I have to agee with all past comments, I love Johns series there are very informative and I would also like to buy them on DVD if possible. I also agree that it would be good to see John paint some of his own works as well

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Brush With Fame

Former art forger paints celebrities

John Myatt painting in Sky Arts' Brush With Fame

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson in Brush With Fame

John Myatt's painting of Tara Palmer-Tomkinson

Robin Gibb in Brush With Fame

John Cleese with John Myatt in Brush With Fame

Robin Gibb and John Myatt in Brush With Fame

John Myatt painting in Sky Arts' Brush With Fame

Ian Brown in Brush With Fame

Ian Brown and John Myatt in Brush With Fame

David Bailey in Brush With Fame

David Bailey and John Myatt in Brush With Fame

Jane Horrocks and John Myatt in Brush With Fame

Jane Horrocks in Brush With Fame

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