The nude in art: the modern
In the last episode we deal with The Modern period of art. Manet's Olympia, Picasso's Les Demoiselles D'Avignon and Bacon's Triptych are among those artworks used to illustrate how the 20th century changed everything. Emotional truth overcame physic...
The shock of the new: the mechanical paradise
The period 1870-1914 was one of the hinge points in Western cultural history. The emblem of the new age was the Eiffel Tower, symbolizing the reign of the engineer, the inventor. Art followed a similar process. It adapted to a radically changing wo...
Picasso and his time
This superb documentary covers the long and extraordinary life of Picasso, beginning with the first period of his life in Malaga, La Coruna, and Barcelona (the time of his classic painting) and continuing in Paris, Vallauris, and Vouvenargue. This b...