Artist and writer Matthew Collings returns for a thoughtful and visually ravishing exploration of the subject of beauty in art. Is beauty only in the eye of the beholder, or is there something more universal we can say about it? Collings takes the viewer on a sumptuously illustrated tour of 10 of his favourite beauty experiences from the history of art. The works of art he chooses each illustrate one of the timeless principles which he believes underpin and explain the rush of pleasure we ge...
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BBC documentary in which artist and broadcaster Matthew Collings sets out to explore the concept of beauty in art. Foremost among the questions Collings seeks to answer is whether beauty is purely in the eye of the beholder or if we can identify certain objective qualities which evidence beauty. Collings takes an in-depth look at ten of his favourite pieces of art, from prehistoric cave paintings to work by Michelangelo, Gauguin and Robert Rauschenberg, in an attempt to answer the question.
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