Civilisations
BBC Episode 1. Simon Schama - Second moment of creation . This episode talks about how art is in itself a form of creation that has helped empires run -and see- the world in different ways. It starts by comparing how the creation of the biggest dome (St. Peter's) became a competition between West and East. It talks about the genious of Michael Angelo and how his vision became apredominant way of seeing the world in the West. A similar process happens in the East but to somewhat more attenuated degree, making Western art a prevailing force in Human History. Episode 2. Mary Beard - How do we look? Indeed. According to Mary througout history many civilisations have had different ways of seeing. Even the Greeks who developed the sculpture form of art to new heights, had different ways of seeing themselves. Just compare early sculptures to those in the Greek revolution: two different takes. The first were more human whose aime was to reflect to make you think, to make you see yourse...