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Matisse – From MoMA And Tate Modern

Art / 2 minutes of reading / December 11, 2020 / By HDclump

Matisse – From MoMA And Tate Modern: behind-the-scenes documentary about this acclaimed exhibition with contributions from people who knew Matisse and experts such as curators, historians and Tate director Nicholas Serota and MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry. Plus there are breathtaking, specially commissioned performances by Royal Ballet principal dancer Zenaida Yanowsky and jazz musician Courtney Pine. Acclaimed British actor Simon Russell Beale brings insight and emotion to the words of Henri Matisse himself, while actor Rupert Young (Merlin) narrates. The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) & Tate Modern’s record-breaking show ‘The Cut-Outs’ explores the final chapter of Matisse’s […]

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Renoir – Revered and Reviled

Art / 2 minutes of reading / December 10, 2020 / By HDclump

Renoir – Revered and Reviled: Pierre-Auguste Renoir is known and loved for his impressionist paintings of Paris. These paintings count among the world’s favourites. Renoir, however, grew tired of this style and changed course. This stunning film – based on the remarkable collection of 181 Renoirs at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia – examines the direction he then took and why it provokes such extreme reactions right up to today. Some claim they are repulsed by Renoir’s later works and some claim they are seduced. Renoir – Revered and Reviled Pierre-Auguste Renoir was a French artist

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The Joy of Painting episode 8 – Triple View

Art / 3 minutes of reading / May 6, 2020 / By HDclump

The Joy of Painting episode 8 – Triple View: In this programme, Bob Ross shows his viewers how to prepare their canvasses, guiding them step by step, as he paints a mountain view through a window, complete with cosy cabin and meadow. American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and

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The Joy of Painting episode 7 - Golden Sunset

The Joy of Painting episode 7 – Ocean Sunset

Art / 3 minutes of reading / May 5, 2020 / By HDclump

The Joy of Painting episode 7 – Ocean Sunset: In this 30-minute challenge, Bob Ross captures the beauty of the beach, as the sun goes down, in a seascape painted in gold, purple and orange. American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness. In this

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The Joy of Painting episode 5 – Ocean Breeze

Art / 3 minutes of reading / May 1, 2020 / By HDclump

The Joy of Painting episode 5 – Ocean Breeze: In this programme, Bob Ross paints an awesome cloudy sky set against a turbulent sea of crashing waves. American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness. In this series, Ross demonstrates his unique painting technique, which

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The Joy of Painting episode 3 – Mountain by the Sea

Art / 3 minutes of reading / April 29, 2020 / By HDclump

The Joy of Painting episode 3 – Mountain by the Sea: American painter Bob Ross takes on one of his greatest challenges as he paints majestic mountains looming over a colourful seascape in only half an hour. American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness.

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The Joy of Painting episode 2 – Nature’s Paradise

Art / 3 minutes of reading / April 27, 2020 / By HDclump

The Joy of Painting episode 2 – Nature’s Paradise: In this programme, Bob creates a fantastic American south western mountain scene, with spectacular red peaks looming over a lazy, tree-lined stream. American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness. In this series, Ross demonstrates his

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The Joy of Painting episode 1 – Mountain Path

Art / 3 minutes of reading / April 26, 2020 / By HDclump

The Joy of Painting episode 1 – Mountain Path: Watch American painter Bob Ross as he creates a beautiful scene of mountains, evergreens, paths and bushes in just half an hour. American painter Bob Ross offers soothing words of encouragement to viewers and painting hobbyists in an enormously popular series that has captivated audiences worldwide since 1982. Ross is a cult figure, with nearly two million Facebook followers and 3,000 instructors globally. His soothing, nurturing personality is therapy for the weary, and his respect for nature and wildlife helps heighten environmental awareness. In this series, Ross demonstrates his

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Looking for Rembrandt episode 3

Art / 3 minutes of reading / February 20, 2020 / By HDclump

Looking for Rembrandt episode 3: Desperate for money, Rembrandt takes on commissions that even his pupils have passed by, pupils who are now getting the grand offers that once came through Rembrandt’s door. Bankruptcy proceedings hound him for years and, although Rembrandt tries various – sometimes fraudulent – ways to divert some money back into his own pocket, his creditors take his house, his copperplates and virtually all his possessions. Yet he paints a self-portrait as the prince of painters, a regal pose that belies his financial and reputational chaos. As Rembrandt ages and enters the twilight of

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Looking for Rembrandt episode 2

Art / 3 minutes of reading / February 19, 2020 / By HDclump

Looking for Rembrandt episode 2: As Rembrandt paints his most iconic work, The Night Watch, his wife Saskia lies dying. Her death begins a ten-year decline in Rembrandt’s output as he pours himself into etching instead. Many etchings are erotically charged, perhaps a result of an affair he has begun with his infant son’s nursemaid. However, that relationship ends with her being committed to a house of correction – a punishment Rembrandt himself apparently played a role in. These moral and sexual ambiguities bleed into other works. Although he finds new love and happiness with a new housemaid,

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Looking for Rembrandt episode 1

Art / 2 minutes of reading / February 18, 2020 / By HDclump

Looking for Rembrandt episode 1 : Rembrandt’s art is much loved and admired, but his remarkable life is less well-known. 350 years after his death, his surprising story told from an unusual perspective – his own. Rembrandt arrives in Amsterdam ‘like a thunderclap’ and his star rises as he is courted by the city’s wealthy elite. But he has grander plans to be a great history painter. His meticulous attention to emotion means he takes far too long to complete important commissions, bringing him into conflict with Amsterdam’s most powerful patrons. He falls in love with and marries

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Art of Scandinavia episode 3 – Democratic by Design

Art / 2 minutes of reading / February 5, 2020 / By HDclump

Art of Scandinavia episode 3 – Democratic by Design: In the final instalment of Andrew Graham-Dixon’s windswept journey through the art of the Norselands. We arrive in Sweden – home of Ikea and a tradition of brilliant furniture design stretching back to the early years of the 20th century. Sweden has made its modern democratic mission one of comfort and civilised living for the masses – but has it got there? Art of Scandinavia episode 3 – Democratic by Design Swedish art Swedish art refers to the visual arts produced in Sweden or by Swedish artists.

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