Wesley: We were fighting on opposite sides, but it was the same war. Fred: but you hated her…didn't you? Wesley: It's not always about holding hands.
'Shells'
Non-Fiction TV: I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own
This thread is for non-fiction TV, including but not limited to reality television (So You Think You Can Dance, Top Chef: Masters, Project Runway), documentaries (The History Channel, The Discovery Channel), and sundry (Expedition Africa, Mythbusters), et al. [NAFDA]
lisah - Jul 17, 2007 6:54:51 am PDT #811 of 23273
Punishingly Intricate
Kathy A - Jul 17, 2007 7:07:10 am PDT #812 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
He kept on coming back to The Death of Marat as being TEH EVIL PAINTING that ruined David's life, which is more than likely true, but he was really ripping it as being a Terrible Thing. I thought it was more analogous to Triumph of the Will in that it was a propaganda piece that outlived the regime it was promoting, as did the creator. Just as with Leni Reifenstahl, he was rejected by his native country and sent into exile, where he did more innocuous works until his death. But, Triumph is still acknowledged as a piece of art, even one with an abhorrent theme, just as The Death of Marat is.
sumi - Jul 17, 2007 7:13:36 am PDT #813 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
I think that David's stuff looks dry, dry, dry.
megan walker - Jul 17, 2007 7:27:29 am PDT #814 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I think David was brilliant at what he did, propaganda painting. His portraits of Napoléon are stunning.
FYI, Schama's most famous work is on the Revolution, but he is not very well respected by historians of France, mostly due to his whack perspective on said Revolution.
Kathy A - Jul 17, 2007 7:33:06 am PDT #815 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
His portraits of Napoléon are stunning.
His Napoleon Crossing the Alps is an amazing painting, very powerful. I prefer it over the Coronation painting, but that might be because of the sheer arrogance of Napoleon crowning himself that I don't like, instead of the painting of the event itself.
megan walker - Jul 17, 2007 7:36:17 am PDT #816 of 23273
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Where/When is this show on? It sounds interesting. There was a great show about art on the French equivalent of PBS ("Palettes" I think it was called) that would analyze just one painting for about a half hour.
Kathy A - Jul 17, 2007 7:41:46 am PDT #817 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Here in Chicago it's been on Mondays at 10:00 (Central time), but since it is PBS, times and dates can vary.
ETA: I've been taping (almost) all the episodes (I missed the Caravaggio one)--when it's over, would you like me to loan you the tape?
Kathy A - Jul 17, 2007 7:45:05 am PDT #818 of 23273
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
The episodes are centered around one painting, but he spends a good portion of the hour giving an overall view of the painter's bio and other works, but keeps returning to the central piece and what makes it distinctive.
sumi - Jul 17, 2007 7:46:34 am PDT #819 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Has he done Gericault or Delacroix?
sumi - Jul 17, 2007 7:47:27 am PDT #820 of 23273
Art Crawl!!!
Hey, did you guys catch "The Endless Feast"? It was on Create last night and it's a 30 minute (well 25 minute) show that involves a group of people going to a location where they have a feast made from ingredients produced at the location.