What do I have to say about the BBC Series, The Power of Art?
Wow wow wow. I spent all yesterday watching every single one of these documentaries. They were absolutely excellent. These documentaries, all available on Youtube under the title, The Power of Art (BBC Series) feature 8 world changing artists. Caravaggio, Bernini, Rembrandt David, Turner, van Gogh, Picasso, and Rothko. The narrator is a pleasure to listen to, while the reenactments of the famous artists were much better than your average documentary. I particularly enjoyed Andy Serkis as Vincent van Gogh. Andy Serkis is the actor who played Gollum in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings Series, for those who might not know his name.
For anyone who wants a story with passion, history, and most of all jaw dropping, gut wrenching, visually stunning art this is for you. As someone who has been studying these artists for a very long while I was pleasantly surprised with the amount of detail and uncommon knowledge that was in these documentaries. So for your viewing pleasure, here is the video for the first documentary, and links to all the others. In addition I have included a surprise painting from two of these artists.
Behold the tumultuous life of Caravaggio.
Links to the other videos
"This is not a series about things that hang on walls, it is not about decor or prettiness. It is a series about the force, the need, the passion of art
...the power of art." - BBC
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