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3 minute video of Grayson Perry talking about how he works. Since winning the Turner Prize in 2003, Grayson Perry has become the nation's favourite transvestite potter. In this film, he speaks engagingly about why he is an artist that uses ceramics and not a potter, and about the defining themes that run through his work. He explains the elaborate, labour intensive process involved in the making of his work and how he typically uses a variety of different techniques. Alongside the edgy undermining of our expectations of what pottery is, beauty and sensual overload are also of great importance to his practice. theEYE is an excellent introduction to contemporary artists and their works and provides an ideal resource for a wide range of audiences, including galleries, museums and colleges, as well as individual art-lover.

6 page article: interview with Anthony Lucas by Peter Moyes. Anthony talks about techniques used and influences in his animation work.

A 6 1/2 minute video on the work of Vasily (Wassily) Kandinsky. There is information on his technique of working.

A 4 minute video of jeweller Douglas Haslem talking about his work. In 'The Land of the Miniature' artist Dougal Haslem takes us on an intimate trip inside his studio and creative practice. Working on a small scale, he makes works that require a close viewing to discover their complex delights. As he describes, 'I interpret anthropomorphic forms in collected objects and then by using traditional gold and silvermsithing techniques, I can recompose those forms and elements and make miniature characters'. Many thanks to George Katsalidis for his filming and editing, and to Dougal Haslem for kindly letting us into his studio and chatting so openly about his practice.

Video 1 min 43 secs. Description of painting technique.

6 page article: interview with Anthony Lucas by Peter Moyes. Anthony talks about techniques used and influences in his animation work.

Anthony Lucas talks about the techniques and computer programs he used in the making of "The mysterious geographic explorations of Jasper Morello". A Computer Graphics World article.

11 minute video of magnum photographer Rene Burri talking about his work. Iconic Swiss photographer takes us on a journey through six images from his archive, photographing figures like Che Guevara chain-smoking in his office in 1963, Pablo Picasso in Cannes in 1957 and American G.I.s being entertained in a brothel in Seoul in 1961. Burri also recalls his iconic 1960 São Paulo photograph 'Men on a Rooftop, 1960', shooting the San Cristobal Stables in Mexico city in 1976 and the reopening of the Suez Canal in 1974, explaining why modern techniques like photoshopping are getting in the way of our pursuit for the truth.

11 minute video of magnum photographer Rene Burri talking about his work. Iconic Swiss photographer takes us on a journey through six images from his archive, photographing figures like Che Guevara chain-smoking in his office in 1963, Pablo Picasso in Cannes in 1957 and American G.I.s being entertained in a brothel in Seoul in 1961. Burri also recalls his iconic 1960 São Paulo photograph 'Men on a Rooftop, 1960', shooting the San Cristobal Stables in Mexico city in 1976 and the reopening of the Suez Canal in 1974, explaining why modern techniques like photoshopping are getting in the way of our pursuit for the truth.

14 minute video (part 1) on the use of perspective in renaissance art.

5 minute video. William Dobell - Sketchbooks - Hidden treasures series presented by Betty Churcher

Jewellery Displaced - Borax08001 @ B-side A'dam 2011. Great 5 minute clip of contemporary jewellery exhibition with novel and innovative display and promotion techniques

Article about the street artist Kid Zoom (Ian Strange). The artist talks about how he works, influences and technique.