Over the last month, I slowly watched a BBC documentary called THE POWER OF ART discussing eight great master sculptors and painters, what gives their work power, and the impact their art has made in the world. The brainchild of historian and narrator Simon Schama, the eight, one-hour episodes made me look at art in a new way, though, admittedly, I had some trouble with Schama's melodrama in spots, and his snottiness in others. But, hey, it's the BBC! I expect melodrama and snottiness. At least Schama has an opinion, is not afraid to express it, and is unfailingly interesting.
The artists Schama discusses are Bernini, Caravaggio, Rembrandt, David, Turner, Van Gogh, Picasso, and Rothko.
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