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How art made the world, how humans made art and art made us human, a BBC TV production in association with KCET Hollywood ; series producer, Mark Hedgecoe ; produced and directed by Francis Whately, Ben McPherson, Martin Wilson, Nick Murphy and Robin Dashwood

Label
How art made the world, how humans made art and art made us human, a BBC TV production in association with KCET Hollywood ; series producer, Mark Hedgecoe ; produced and directed by Francis Whately, Ben McPherson, Martin Wilson, Nick Murphy and Robin Dashwood
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Main title
How art made the world
Oclc number
70701339
Responsibility statement
a BBC TV production in association with KCET Hollywood ; series producer, Mark Hedgecoe ; produced and directed by Francis Whately, Ben McPherson, Martin Wilson, Nick Murphy and Robin Dashwood
Runtime
290
Sub title
how humans made art and art made us human
Summary
Reveals how the first big artistic discoveries were made and how they have cascaded down the centuries to define the look of the present day. Encompassing everything from cave paints to ceramics and pyramids to palaces, this film explores the global trend for unrealistic depictions of the human body; the secret powers of the feature film; how politicians manage to manipulate people so easily; visions of the afterlife; and why we use imagery at all
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification
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