A brush with... Andrew Cranston
Season 33, Ep. 4
29 April 2026
Andrew Cranston talks to Ben Luke in the most recent episode of the Art Newspaper's regular interview series, A brush with.., discussing his influences—from writers to musicians, film-makers and, of course, other artists—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work.
He reflects on the fragility of his images, how with reiteration they gain meaning and weight, and talks about the silence in his works and what he calls his “fight with visibility”. He discusses a wealth of painterly influences, from Pieter Bruegel the Elder to Paul Klee, Pierre Bonnard and Winifred Nicholson, writers including Hugh MacDiarmid and Elizabeth Bishop, and cinematic and televisual references including the films of Nicholas Roeg and the teleplays of Dennis Potter.
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