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Art of Germany

Art / 2 minutes of reading / July 8, 2019 / By HDclump

Art of Germany: Three-part series in which Andrew Graham-Dixon explores German art, examining the country’s unique national style and 500-year cultural legacy. Art of Germany part 1 Andrew Graham-Dixon begins his exploration of German art by looking at the rich and often neglected art of the German middle ages and Renaissance. He visits the towering cathedral of Cologne, a place which encapsulates the varied and often contradictory character of German art. In Munich he gets to grips with the earliest paintings of the Northern Renaissance, the woodcuts of Albrecht Durer and the cosmic visions of the painter […]

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Art – Cézanne – Portraits of a Life episode 5

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 13, 2019 / By HDclump

Art – Cézanne – Portraits of a Life episode 5: described by Picasso and Matisse as “the father of us all”, Cézanne is considered one of the greatest artists of all time. Despite this, Paul Cézanne remains somewhat unknown, somewhat misunderstood. Yet one can’t appreciate 20th-century art without understanding the genius of Cézanne and this film reveals the true man. Featuring interviews with curators and experts from the National Portrait Gallery London, MoMA New York, National Gallery of Art Washington, and Musée d’Orsay Paris as well as correspondence from the artist himself, the film takes audiences beyond the

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Art – Monet to Matisse episode 4

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 12, 2019 / By HDclump

Art – Monet to Matisse episode 4: Claude Monet was an avid horticulturist and arguably the most important painter of gardens in the history of art, but he was not alone. Great artists like Van Gogh, Bonnard, Sorolla, Sargent, Pissarro and Matisse all saw the garden as a powerful subject for their art. These great artists, along with many other famous names, featured in an innovative and extensive exhibition from The Royal Academy of Arts, London. From the exhibition walls to the wonder and beauty of artists’ gardens like Giverny and Seebüll, the film takes a magical and

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Art – Edvard Munch episode 3

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 11, 2019 / By HDclump

Art – Edvard Munch episode 3: this film goes behind the scenes to show the process of putting together the exhibition honouring the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch. In 2013, all of Norway celebrated the 150th anniversary of the birth of Edvard Munch, one of the towering figures of modern art. This was hailed a “once-in-a-lifetime show”. Global interest was huge – not least as a result of one of his four The Scream paintings having recently set a public art auction record of $120 million. Art – Edvard Munch episode 3 Many only

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Art – Goya episode 2

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 6, 2019 / By HDclump

In Art – Goya episode 2: discover Spain’s celebrated artist with this cinematic tour de force based on the National Gallery’s blockbuster exhibition Goya: The Portraits. Francisco Goya is considered the father of modern art. He was a brilliant observer of everyday life and took the genre of portraiture to new heights. The film uses the exhibition to look in depth at Goya’s eventful life and, through extensive location footage and Goya’s revealing letters, the film builds a fascinating portrait of the painter and the extraordinary world he painted. Royalty, aristocrats, politicians and close friends were subjected to

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Art – Picasso episode 1

Art / 2 minutes of reading / June 5, 2019 / By HDclump

On Art – Picasso episode 1: Pablo Picasso is one of the greatest artists of all time – and right up until his death in 1973 he was the most prolific of artists. Many films have dealt with these later years – the art, the affairs and the wide circle of friends. But where did this all begin? What made Picasso in the first place? Too long ignored, it is time to look at the early years of Picasso; the upbringing and the learning that led to his extraordinary achievements. Three cities played a key role: Málaga, Barcelona

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Art of America episode 3

Art / 18 minutes of reading / May 30, 2019 / By HDclump

Art of America episode 3 takes Andrew Graham-Dixon from the neon blaze of Las Vegas to the wounded skyline of post-9/11 New York, asking one urgent question: what lies beneath the surface of the American Dream? The final part of his United States odyssey charges through six decades of contemporary American art, from Jasper Johns’s subversive White Flag and Andy Warhol’s soup cans to Jeff Koons’s studio and the burnt cityscapes of Matthew Day Jackson. Graham-Dixon opens in Las Vegas, the world’s largest, brightest, brashest neon work of art and a perfect symbol of America’s can-do optimism, an Emerald City

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Art of America episode 2

Art / 18 minutes of reading / May 29, 2019 / By HDclump

Art of America Episode 2: Andrew Graham-Dixon Uncovers the Modern Dreams Behind the American Metropolis Art of America episode 2 follows Andrew Graham-Dixon from the foot of the Statue of Liberty to the silent triptychs of the Rothko Chapel in Houston, tracing how artists and architects pulled the United States out of Europe’s shadow. Subtitled Modern Dreams, this instalment confronts the modern American city in all its contradictions. Gleaming skyscrapers rise above miles of slums. Corporate fortunes tower over desperate poverty. And a remarkable cast of painters, from John Sloan and George Bellows to Edward Hopper, Jackson Pollock and Mark

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Art of America episode 1 – Amazing Secrets Revealed

Art / 14 minutes of reading / May 28, 2019 / By HDclump

In Art of America episode 1 of a series exploring the history of American art, Andrew Graham-Dixon embarks on an epic journey from east to west, following in the footsteps of the pioneers who built the foundations of modern America. He also uncovers the paradox at the heart of America: that progress and innovation have come at a tragic price, the destruction of the unique cultural heritage of Native Americans by European settlers. Andrew Graham-Dixon’s journey takes us to the end of the 19th century and the announcement that the era of westward expansion was officially over. The documentary Art

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Vincent van Gogh – The Full Story

Art / 2 minutes of reading / May 21, 2019 / By HDclump

Over three programmes, art critic Waldemar Januszczak presents a landmark story of the life of Vincent van Gogh. He follows the turbulent road the artist took, physically and mentally, revealing the truth behind iconic works such as Sunflowers, his enduring relationship with his brother Theo, and his suicide. Vincent van Gogh – Part One Now one of the world’s favourite artists, with curiosity about his life at an all time high, the story of van Gogh starts in his birthplace, the town of Zundert in the Netherlands. Today’s floral processions celebrating the artist contrast starkly with the

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The Pre-Raphaelites

Art / 2 minutes of reading / May 20, 2019 / By HDclump

Series examining the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, who brought notoriety to British art in the 19th century, bursting into the spotlight in 1848 and shocking their peers with a new kind of radical art. Pre-Raphaelites part 1 The opening programme explores the origins of the Brotherhood and their initial achievements, and looks at some of their key early works, the hostile criticism they faced and the centuries of academic dogma their paintings overturned. Pre-Raphaelites part 2 This second part looks at how they continued by transforming landscape painting with a microscopic examination of the natural world, some ten

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The Nude in Art episode 4 – The Modern

Art / 1 minute of reading / May 18, 2019 / By HDclump

The Nude in Art episode 4 – The Modern: the 20th century changed everything. Emotional truth overcame physical realism. With photography and film, nothing seemed beyond the artists interest or capabilities. If there is one genre of art that seems to have played a greater role than any other, it is the nude. For at least 30,000 years, humans have represented the naked form in a variety of ways. From the ideal to the real, the Romantic to the Surrealist, there has been almost no end of works devoted to the unclothed human body. This four part series

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