Art made interesting | Simon Schama's Power of Art

Fantastic | Simon Schama's Power of Art | Simon Schama

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	• Simon Schama's Power of Art Simon Schama BBC Warner, 2007 average customer review:based on 62 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

original way of looking into art

This series is composed of dramatized biographic documentaries of a few painters. The biographic information is limited to the part of their life that underlies the production of a specific painting.
The episodes are very powerful and emotional and try to demonstrate how important was that work for the time in which it was painted and for the times thereafter.
It is very entertaining and educational. The episode productions are very artistic too, showing ambiances related to the works depicted.
For art and painting lovers.

Art made interesting

Simon Schama has a very easy, stylized and seductive way of making the art and artists he talks about interesting, educational and fun. He explains the meaning behind the art, what the artist was thinking and how the times and culture influenced what we are seeing. Mr. Schuma has picked some very stiring pieces to dicuss and artists whose rebelion and temper you are able to really feel thru his wonderful oral presentation and spectacular melding of the actual art work with dramatic historical re-enactments. I'm not sure why I only gave 4 vs 5 stars, I guess I'm hoping for a next series and that it's even better then the first.

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Fantastic

Fantastic series. Even if you dont like art, you should watch this. The original music is also excellent. Buy it! You will love it.

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entertaining and still educational

A lot of art historians don't like Simon Schama because he plays up the drama and downplays the historical facts. Personally, that's exactly why I loved this series! Schama and his producers did a great job of making these artists come to life by giving us an emotional connection to these long-dead people who lived in a world we hardly recognize. Art history can be a snooze-fest, which is such a shame because boring material makes it hard to understand why art history is important. Fortunately, these DVDs are entertaining, thought provoking, and fascinating -- enough to make you appreciate the great artists of the past and how art influences our lives today.

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art from grim to grimace

Artist don't really exercise power except over what they do themselves, which is often bad enough to attract the wrong kind of attention. Some artists have seemed like junior partners of those who had wealth, but being a junior partner is a dangerous relationship when a free outlet for unofficial points of view is suddenly a way to win a popularity contest.

Befor radio and TV imposed a shared concern in common points of view, it was much easier for individuals to consider themselves blessed with unique talents. Jealousy is a major theme in the love episodes, like Picasso being surrounded by weeping women while he worked on a major gigantic monstrosity reflecting his time and Europe's future. This summary captures tons of this stuff.

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