O fascínio de «As Origens da Arte»

… diz-nos o seguinte (mesmo tendo corrigido o texto, mantenho as aspas…):

«Uma extraordinária viagem às origens da arte!

Uma série documental em 5 episódios que nos leva numa viagem extraordinária através dos cinco continentes, ao longo de 100.000 anos e nos conta a história como a arte antiga abriu o caminho para aquilo que é o nosso mundo actual.

Acompanhando tudo – da pintura rupestre à cerâmica, das pirâmides aos palácios, dos ícones aos artefactos –, esta excelente série revela a maneira como os humanos sempre fizeram arte, explorando os maiores tesouros do mundo antigo.

Revela ainda verdades universais acerca do modo como foram criadas imagens, combinando história, arqueologia e neurobiologia e também uma história que envolve as artes de África, Austrália, Américas, Próximo e Extremo Oriente, bem como o mundo clássico da Europa Antiga.»

… offers the readers the following summary:

«Programme 1: More Human Than Human…
One image dominates our contemporary world above all others: the human body. "How Art Made the World" travels from the modern world of advertising to the temples of classical Greece and the tombs of ancient Egypt to solve the mystery of why humans surround themselves with images of the body that are so unrealistic.

Programme 2: The Day Pictures Were Born
The discovery of prehistoric cave paintings in the last century led to the shocking realisation that humans have been creating art for over 30,000 years. "How Art Made the World" reveals how the very first pictures ever made were created, and how images may have triggered the greatest change in human history.

Programme 3: The Art of Persuasion
The visual devices used by Tony Blair and George Bush to get themselves elected and maintain power, come not from modern times, but a world that is thousands of years old. "How Art Made the World" ventures back to the creation of Stonehenge and the reign of Alexander the Great to reveal how imagery became an indispensable weapon in every leader's political armoury.

Programme 4: Once Upon a Time
Each year over seven billion people across the world are drawn to see the latest feature films in the cinema. This episode reveals how the most powerful storytelling medium ever created exploits visual techniques invented by artists in the ancient world.

Programme 5: To Death and Back
Today in the 21.st century people see fewer real dead bodies than at any time in history. Yet in the modern world we seem almost obsessed with images of death. In an investigation encompassing ancient Jericho, Aztec America, and classical Italy, "How Art Made the World" discovers what it is that has compelled human beings to surround themselves with images of death for thousands of years.»

Compare and ponder…
Comparem e reflictam…

RIC