Gluck (1895 – 1978) was a truly unique artist, and one that never belonged to any movement or school of painting but has largely escaped the attention of art scholars and the general public.
The year 2018 started for cineaste Marina Kazakova with a book about a prominent British painter “Gluck: Her Biography” by Diana Souhami. Inspired by the biography, Marina jumped into a journey to experience the artist’s works face-to-face. She travelled to Hampstead (London), Brighton and Steyning (West Sussex) where Gluck spent important periods of her life. Later the film-essay got made under the name “Gluck: At First Glance”, with Martin Pel (a co-curator of the exhibition ‘Gluck: Art and Identity’) sharing curious details about Gluck’s art works.
