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Mali Morris

Michael Berkeley's guest is abstract painter Mali Morris, who is fascinated by colour and light.

The abstract painter Mali Morris is fascinated by colour and light, and has been exploring their possibilities in her work for more than 50 years.

She was born in Wales and studied at the University of Newcastle, where the Pop Art pioneer Richard Hamilton was one of her teachers. He brought her and fellow students news of New York which she says β€œseemed as far away to me as the moon”.

Mali herself taught at a number of art schools including Chelsea, the Slade School and the Royal College of Art. She was elected a Royal Academician in 2010, and last year, flags made from her work hung above Bond Street, not far from the Academy, in a riot of joyous colour.

She currently has a major exhibition at the Ikon Gallery in Birmingham.

Her musical choices include Bach, Beethoven, Vivaldi and some blues singing and whistling by Professor Longhair.

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Sun 12 Nov 2023 12:00
ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Antonio Vivaldi

    Nisi dominus

    Singer: Andreas Scholl. Orchestra: Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Conductor: Paul Dyer.
    • Vivaldi: Nisi Dominus/Motets/Strring Concertos/Salve Regina.
    • Decca.
    • 1.

  • Trad.

    Ar lan y mor

    Singer: Bryn Terfel. Orchestra: Welsh National Opera Orchestra. Conductor: Gareth Jones.
    • We'll Keep a Welcome.
    • Deutsche Grammophon.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Cello Suite No.1 in G (Prelude)

    Performer: Mstislav Rostropovich.
    • Bach Cello Suites.
    • Supraphon.
    • 1.

  • Bob Dylan

    Series of Dreams outtake from the Oh Mercy Sessions

    Lyricist: Bob Dylan. Singer: Bob Dylan.
    • The Bootleg Series 8: Telltale Signs.
    • Columbia.
    • 2.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    String Quartet Number 13 in B Flat Major Op 130 V. Cavatina

    Performer: Talichovo kvarteto.
    • Beethoven: Quartets Op. 130 & Op. 59 No. 2.
    • La Dolce Voltra.
    • 5.

  • Jonathan Richman

    No One Was Like Vermeer

    Performer: Tommy Larkins. Lyricist: Jonathan Richman. Singer: Jonathan Richman.
    • Because Her Beauty is Raw and Wild.
    • Vapor Records.
    • 2.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Widerstehe doch der Sunde (Cantata, BWV.54)

    Performer: VΓ­kingur Γ“lafsson.
    • Johann Sebastian Bach.
    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON.
    • 11.

  • Professor Longhair

    Mardi Gras in New Orleans

    Performer: Professor Longhair. Lyricist: Professor Longhair.
    • Live on The Queen Mary.
    • One Way Records.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Sun 12 Nov 2023 12:00
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