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Documentary series looking at the influence of art on the current day situation of our society.

Focusing on eight iconic works of art, Power of Art reveals the history of visual imagination through the ages.

The series reveals the full and fascinating stories behind famous works of art, not just how they came to be created, but also how they influenced others and came to have a life of their own in the modern world.

Nun and art expert Sister Wendy Beckett, guides viewers on a chronological journey of the art medium.

Art expert and hermit Sister Wendy visits six of Britain's finest art collections.

An educational French Tv documentary series which goes into depth during each episode into the analysis of a single painting.

Through intimate interviews, provocative art, and rare, historical film and video footage, this feature documentary reveals how art addressing political consequences of discrimination and violence, the Feminist Art Revolution radically transformed the art and culture of our times.

The «Eye of God» is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Pushkin Museum. It shows how progressive and pro-West Russians can be, when it comes to comprehending the essence of beauty. Ivan Tsvetayev, a village priest's son, the founder of the museum, wanted the new generation of "Ivans" to understand that we are Europe, while Antiquity is our mutual cradle.

Color, form, area, this is the formula of the greatest pioneer of abstract painting, Wassily Kandinsky.

"Three Colours Cezanne" analyses the radical nature of Cezanne's painting, tracing its origins in the art of the nineteenth century and the work of the Old Masters while examining many of Cezanne's works in detail.

British interviewer Melvin Bragg talks with Francis Bacon about his paintings. Bacons approach, subject matter, and general feelings about life are discussed at length.

The first major profile of the American Pop Art cult leader after his death in 1987 covers the whole of his life and work through interviews, clips from his films, and conversations with his family and superstar friends. Andy Warhol, the son of poor Czech immigrants, grew up in the industrial slums of Pittsburgh while dreaming of Hollywood stars. He went on to become a star himself.

Frida Kahlo: declared a symbol of Mexican national heritage, made into a cult figure by the women's movement, praised by the likes of Picasso and Breton, this film uses images and music to reveal the soul of an icon. At the age of 18 she suffered an accident that would forever change her life, resulting in pain, numerous operations and childlessnesss. Insdie you will visit the Blue House in Coyoacan, the place of her birth and the last years of her life. Today, the house serves as a museum dedicated to the charismatic artist. Haunting self-portraits and a stirring world of images tell of her life and passions, her thoughts and feelings, her exhausting love for Diego Rivera and her deep connection to Mexico.

The pioneer of the American diary film presents footage of his avant garde colleague shot between 1963 and 1990.

The famous woodblock artist Hokusai (1760-1849), a widower in need of a steady income, lives with his daughter Oei in the house of his friend Bakin.

In 17th century Italy, young painter Artemisia Gentileschi pursues her artistic passion under her father's guidance, but faces personal and professional challenges when her art teacher is accused of a serious crime.

This biopic of Norwegian Expressionist painter Edvard Munch focuses on the influences that shaped his art, his devastating affair with a married woman that will haunt him for the rest of his life

Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka the one-ideaed Hungarian painter was thought to be crazy by his peers, but he eventually became a significant artist.

Shin Yoon Bok is a very talented painter who disguises herself as a boy so she can infiltrate the painting academy to improve her art--and search for her father's murderer. Kim Hong Do is the man who teaches Yoon Bok how to paint and falls in love with his apprentice, not knowing that he is a she.

Documentary about the Belgian surrealist artist who died in 1967.

Robert De Niro, Sr., was a celebrated painter obscured by the pop-art movement. His life and career are chronicled in the artist's own words by his contemporaries and, movingly, by his son, the actor Robert De Niro.

The life of Vincent Van Gogh presented by Waldemar Januszczak.