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The development of art goes hand in hand if not powered by the development of humanity.

Not only does it reflect our need for expression but also reflects our social circumstances.

Further on it reveals our new understanding of mechanics through perspective and theoretical developments from God fearing to self awareness.

 

They are inextricably intertwined

Saint
Saint posted:

The development of art goes hand in hand if not powered by the development of humanity.

Not only does it reflect our need for expression but also reflects our social circumstances.

Further on it reveals our new understanding of mechanics through perspective and theoretical developments from God fearing to self awareness.

 

They are inextricably intertwined

I don't like the jelly in trifle

Saint

Civilisations, a 9 part series, starts on BBC2 at 21.00. It looks at how art has played a key role in the development of civilisations over thousands of years.

 

The first film by Simon Schama looks at the formative role art and the creative imagination have played in the forging of humanity itself.

 

The film opens with Simon's passionate endorsement of the creativespirit in humanity and the way in which art can help to forge the civilised life. Civilisation may be impossible to define, but its opposite - evidenced throughout history in the human urge to destroy - is all too evident whenever and wherever it erupts. Simon Schama explores the remote origins of human creativity with the first known marks made some 80,000 years ago in South African caves - marks which were not dictated merely by humanity's physical needs. He marvels at the later cave works - shapes of hands, in red stencils on the walls of caves, and at the paintings of bison and bulls, and Stone Age carvings.

 

As time passes, the elements of civilisation are assembled - written language, codes of law, and expressions of warrior power forged in metals. And humanity begins to produce art not just for ritual, as Simon discovers in Minoan civilisation. But how do such cultures arise and how do they fall? Simon travels to the civilisations of Petra in the Middle East and the Maya in Central America to explore those questions. He finds that ultimately civilisations depend on humanity's relationship with the environment for their survival, and while all believe in their own continuity, all are doomed to fall.

El Loro
Saint posted:
Saint posted:

The development of art goes hand in hand if not powered by the development of humanity.

Not only does it reflect our need for expression but also reflects our social circumstances.

Further on it reveals our new understanding of mechanics through perspective and theoretical developments from God fearing to self awareness.

 

They are inextricably intertwined

I don't like the jelly in trifle

 WHAT !!!!!

It has to be there, it's the law.

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
El Loro posted:

Civilisations, a 9 part series, starts on BBC2 at 21.00. It looks at how art has played a key role in the development of civilisations over thousands of years.

 

The first film by Simon Schama looks at the formative role art and the creative imagination have played in the forging of humanity itself.

 

The film opens with Simon's passionate endorsement of the creativespirit in humanity and the way in which art can help to forge the civilised life. Civilisation may be impossible to define, but its opposite - evidenced throughout history in the human urge to destroy - is all too evident whenever and wherever it erupts. Simon Schama explores the remote origins of human creativity with the first known marks made some 80,000 years ago in South African caves - marks which were not dictated merely by humanity's physical needs. He marvels at the later cave works - shapes of hands, in red stencils on the walls of caves, and at the paintings of bison and bulls, and Stone Age carvings.

 

As time passes, the elements of civilisation are assembled - written language, codes of law, and expressions of warrior power forged in metals. And humanity begins to produce art not just for ritual, as Simon discovers in Minoan civilisation. But how do such cultures arise and how do they fall? Simon travels to the civilisations of Petra in the Middle East and the Maya in Central America to explore those questions. He finds that ultimately civilisations depend on humanity's relationship with the environment for their survival, and while all believe in their own continuity, all are doomed to fall.

Yes, I'm going to try and catch it having seen it advertised. I do like Simon Schama's work. 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Saint posted:
Saint posted:

The development of art goes hand in hand if not powered by the development of humanity.

Not only does it reflect our need for expression but also reflects our social circumstances.

Further on it reveals our new understanding of mechanics through perspective and theoretical developments from God fearing to self awareness.

 

They are inextricably intertwined

I don't like the jelly in trifle

 WHAT !!!!!

It has to be there, it's the law.

I concour

It's a holder for the sponge - thus a necessity

I'll happily accept its presence as I willingly work my way around it to get to that fluffy and sherry sodden delight

Saint
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:
Yogi19 posted:
Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

I love that trifle has taken over an initially serious(ish) thread 

 

...speaking of which I have some in the fridge...

 

 Hope it doesn’t have fruit or sherry in it

Strawberry, no sherry. 

Just pour me the sherry ...throw the rest in the bin ðŸĪĢðŸĪĢðŸĪĢ

Baz
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Baz posted:
velvet donkey posted:
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velvet donkey posted:

I'm loggin off noo.        

 Why?

Cos the terrible twins fancy Rupert   

It’s ok Velvet ....there is room in our lives for several fanciable men 

 We can always make room

Make room?    

 

You two are finished     

Yogi19
velvet donkey posted:
Yogi19 posted:
Baz posted:
velvet donkey posted:
Yogi19 posted:
velvet donkey posted:

I'm loggin off noo.        

 Why?

Cos the terrible twins fancy Rupert   

It’s ok Velvet ....there is room in our lives for several fanciable men 

 We can always make room

Make room?    

 

You two are finished     

Rofl 

Baz

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