Film Still
- Artist: Hurvin Anderson
- Date: 2021
- Medium: Acrylic paint on canvas
- Dimensions: support: 1501 × 1904 × 38 mm
- Museum: Tate Britain
- Collection record: Tate Britain website
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About this artwork
This is the “Film Still” by Hurvin Anderson. It’s a large acrylic painting on canvas – the support measures about 1500 × 1900 mm, giving it an almost cinematic width that invites you to look at every detail. The work was completed in 2021 and now hangs in Tate Britain.
From the paint itself you can see Anderson’s keen use of light and shadow: bold, flat planes juxtaposed with softer washes, creating a still life that feels like a frame frozen from a moving image. The color palette is restrained but vivid – deep reds, soft blues and warm browns dominate, guiding the eye across the canvas in a rhythmic sweep.
Because it’s a “still” from film, there’s an underlying sense of pause: everything seems caught mid‑shot, suggesting both motion and calm simultaneously.
The painting was presented by the Hariklia Moundrea Collection in 2025, so you’re seeing a recent addition that still reflects Anderson’s signature bold brushwork and compositional clarity.
See it in person
Film Still is in the collection of Tate Britain on Millbank, London — free to enter. Point your phone at any artwork there and audioguide.london plays a free audio guide in six languages — no app download needed.
