Reflections - Gretchen Albrecht

From the late 1980s, Gretchen Albrecht's richly-coloured large abstract paintings made her reputation in New Zealand. This documentary (made for TV One's Artsville series) traces the development of Albrecht's work from her art school years, through to a developing interest in sculpture. Interspersed with commentary from family, collectors, writers, and art historians, Albrecht discusses her life, and the ideas and influences that inform her work. In the studio, her working methods are revealed as she is capturing creating new work.

The landscape references are obvious references, because so much of Gretchen's work derives from light and shade, and hills and sea.

– Co-director John Bates on the images of landscape found in this documentary

Key Cast & Crew

Swami Hansa

Camera

Bryan Shaw

Editor

John Bates

Co-Director, Producer

Karen Bates

Co-Director, Producer

Tom Ludvigson

Composer

Eugene Arts

Additional Sound Recordist