Thank you for your report!
We have received your report and it is currently under investigation by a forum moderator.
The Impressionists
Welcome to the forum.
Here you can discuss all things art with like-minded artists, join regular painting challenges, ask questions, buy and sell art materials and much more.
Make sure you sign in or register to join the discussions.
Hang on Studio Wall
This is a Studio member-only feature!
Join our Studio membership and save your favourite Painters Online content, from gallery artwork to step-by-step guides, to your own online mood boards. Create your go-to place for inspiration and learning. Plus, members can also enjoy a range of exciting features including monthly art videos and a digital magazine library.
If you are already a Studio member, simply login to your account.
Not a Studio member? Why not try our free 30-day trial - no commitment, no credit card required
Message
Posted
Yes, I’ve been watching that, Marjorie, a great series - as you say, he’s an entertaining and likeable presenter, unlike a lot of the art programme presenters/critics who just make you want to switch off. Had seen some of it before, though, so maybe a repeat, but well worth watching again.
Edited
by Jenny Harris
Posted
A few years ago, when Brian was still alive, someone suggested locking Brian Sewell, Waldemar Januszczak, and the Guardian's Jonathan Jones, in a room for a hour or two, to see which would emerge alive - if only Robert Hughes had been alive at the time as well, enough heat would have been generated to rekindle the Great Fire of London.
I'm always reminded of a visit by Robert Hughes to an art collector, on whose wall hung a massive abstract (I think if it had been any good, I might remember the painter). Invited to take a look, Hughes replied that he had looked, and much preferred the view out of the window. Given the collector had laid out around £1 million for the picture, a strained silence followed. I like critics who love their subject - WJ likes the Impressionists, so we should be safe enough from irritation and despair.... a not infrequent reaction to critics who can't see an inch beyond their prejudices, even if one shares those prejudices (or well-informed views: you take your pick).
Posted
I like Waldemar's films, his love for art shines through. I have the dvd of the Impressionist series. Some art critics and presenters give me the heeby-jeebys, but Waldemar is an exception.
Against all my best intentions, I also admired Brian Sewell. In some ways he's everything I dislike about a critic, you get the feeling that, for him, the first requirement to achieve artistic status is to have been dead for 500 years. Despite all this I enjoyed watching him, and even more surprising, often agreeing with him. When asked about the 'Sensations' exhibition of 'young British artists', he growled 'that rubbish will be cluttering up that gallery for weeks.'
Robert Hughes was another first rate critic.
Posted
They are old programmes, I've watched them over and over on Youtube. I do love the part where he talks about travelling to the coast by rail from Paris in the 1870's, filmed at the Didcot railway centre in a coach built fifty years later on their running line which is less than a mile long!
I think he's done more for art appreciation than all the 'LPOTY' programmes put together.
Peter
Posted
Yes, I thought about you Peter when Renoir’s turn came. I don’t remember seeing this series before but I do remember seeing him. I wouldn’t compare him to the LPOTY progs, I watch them to see the various approaches and tune out the judges’ comments mostly, though T S Schierenberg’s work I like very much.
Posted
Yes, I thought about you Peter when Renoir’s turn came. I don’t remember seeing this series before but I do remember seeing him. I wouldn’t compare him to the LPOTY progs, I watch them to see the various approaches and tune out the judges’ comments mostly, though T S Schierenberg’s work I like very much. Re Robert Hughes and the window view, that reminds me of the play “ Art” where the art collector has bought a blank canvas, proudly invites his friends around and The Emperor’s New Clothes ensues.
