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

  • Uncertainty Matthew Collings discussing contemporary art

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

    3:42

    Series 1, Episode 4, Uncertainty

  • Why Art Matters Matthew Collings discussing why art matters

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

    0:55

    Series 1, Episode 3, Save Our Souls

  • The Power of Nature Matthew Collings reviewing art

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

    3:00

    Series 1, Episode 3, Save Our Souls

  • Sense of Perspective Matthew Collings talks about the Renaissance

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

    3:49

    Series 1, Episode 2, Feelings

  • Pillars of Society Matthew Collings

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

    1:19

    Series 1, Episode 1, Ye Gods

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Matthew Collings
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