The pioneer of American Pop art began using mass-media images in his work in the mid-1950s. His use of appropriated newspaper and magazine images and found objects is central to his aesthetic theory: "Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. I try to act in that gap between the two

Chance, Composed, Improvised, Kaleidoscopic, Open-ended

Trained as a filmmaker Lafia's work is informed by a joyous engagement with the formal qualities of artistic practice. In his own words, his "work is an exploration of how discourse constructs itself." His early experimental films -- "Auto-re-tour" and "Fini La Guerre" -- investigate the tensions be

Avant-garde film, Chance, Collage, Ebullient, Excessive, Loose, Net art, Open-ended, Playful, Sprawling, Wise assy

Twenty minutes to collect 100,000 deutsche marks. Pulsating techno. Whip pans and fast edits. A fiery heroine with dyed-red hair frantically running to save her boyfriend's life. "The initial idea was an image," says 34-year-old director Tom Tykwer. "The image of a woman running." This apparently or

Avant-garde film, Bright, Cartoonish, Chance, Charming, New german cinema, Pop, Repetition, Smart

It took Mike Leigh many years to perfect his dramatic technique and find the ideal actors to collaborate with, but he did. Ever since he discovered improvisation while training as an actor at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he has made it the core of his productions. Beginning without a script, Le

Chance, Dramatic, Event, Improvised, Young british/kitchen sink/free cinema