This Is Civilisation

This is Civilisation

Synopsis

Artist and critic Matthew Collings embarks on an epic journey across the planet to explore the ways in which cultures of the past have shaped our civilisation

Clips

  • From the subtleties of Giotto to the booming contemporary art scene in Beijing

    3:42

    Series 1, Episode 4, Uncertainty

  • John Ruskin's view of art as an imaginative proposal for what life can be

    0:55

    Series 1, Episode 3, Save Our Souls

  • How Turner's dramatic landscapes transformed painting as an art form

    3:00

    Series 1, Episode 3, Save Our Souls

  • The new techniques of The Renaissance herald a change in man's view of the universe

    3:49

    Series 1, Episode 2, Feelings

  • Art is not a distraction from life - it is life...

    1:19

    Series 1, Episode 1, Ye Gods

All Clips (7)

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Presenter
Matthew Collings

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