Finally, the story of Gross Encounters: Anthony Gross’ Adventures in Art explores how, when Nazi Germany invaded France in 1940, artist Anthony Gross evacuated his family on one of the last ships to leave Bordeaux. He was appointed an official war artist and landed in Normandy with the Allied troops on D-Day, holding his materials aloft as he waded ashore. Gross was a war artist, a trailblazing animator and adventurer, which Lewis beautifully captures. Work like this is exciting, emotional and tells the tale behind the art – and its creator Jonny Lewis is a worthy winner.
We learn about Allen’s working-class upbringing, his early life working in the coal business before training as a dental technician, then enrolling on textiles courses at Camberwell and the Royal College of Art. Further afield is a film on one of the world’s top ceramicists, Anne Mette Hjortshøj, shot during a few days on the island of Bornholm in Denmark where she lives and works. And Akiko Hirai: Mark of the Pot looks at how this Japanese artist left her home country for the UK and ended up becoming one of the world’s leading potters.
RUCK AND ROLL Jonny Lewis films a lot of rugby, but his commercial work has made him a winner
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