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Explores the impact of art upon the aesthetic construction of the world. How have ancient works of art determined the look of the modern world? Read more

Starring Nigel Spivey
Director Robin Dashwood, Mark Hedgecoe
Genres Documentary

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How Art Made The World

Explores the impact of art upon the aesthetic construction of the world. How have ancient works of art determined the look of the modern world?

Starring Nigel Spivey
Director Robin Dashwood, Mark Hedgecoe
Studio 2 ENTERTAIN VIDEO
Run time DVD: 4 hrs 50 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Documentary
Language DVD: English
Hearing-impaired English
Released DVD: 30 May 2005
Format DVD

How Art Made The World (2 discs)

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    Features programmes 1-3 (including: Nomadic People, Bush Paintings, Alexander the Great)...

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    Features programmes 4 and 5 (including: Odysseus, The Aztecs and The Stone of the Sun), as well as bonus featu...

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  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2 stars

    Promising but spoilt by cliches

    The premise for the series is good: that art is not only a result of our social evolution but has actually shaped that evolution.

    Unfortunately, the documentary makers, maybe in order to capture a wider audience (I'm trying to be kind tio them), have resorted to every single cliche in the arsenal.

    Every episode has a different visual representation of the human history, for starters. Example: 'This tree lined avenue represents the human history. Now when I stand in front this tree, it's when we first discovered metal working. And in front of this tree...' In the next episode, we have to put up with the same banter, but this time with some stairs in front of some grand building representing the human history.

    Then there is the music. Every time the presenter says anything that is meant to be the least bit significant, we get attacked by a full blast from the electronic orchestra. This is so distracting that you will miss the next minute of the commentary. But that's ok, because those next few minutes will be a panning shot of some stock portrait or cave painting.

    The whole thing has the feel of a corporate training video shot with stock footage, stock music, by average graduates from a middling film school.

    The actual content, without these embellishments and distractions, would have made a really good hour-long documentary. Lost between cliches and fillers, you get hours of frustration, instead.

      • A customer from Southport
      • Posted 17 Oct 2007 12:50

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  • Rated - 5 stars

    Superb!

    Great Approach!! Love it!! for everyone who wants to learn about how ART MADE the WORLD!!! Great points and amaizing facts, which are not in ordinary ART Books!!

      • A customer from London
      • Posted 01 Mar 2008 11:21

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