In our busy, fast-paced lives, why should we take time for paintings? Paton thinks of galleries as time machines where we slow down to look and where paintings look back,
Enter a world within a world-the world of the art dealer and the people who buy expensive paintings, where the thrill is always to find new pieces but it's always okay to
Visiting art galleries and museums can be overwhelming. Paton considers the challenge of trying to find that intimate moment with a painting in a public space-and why, wi
Not always a canvas framed and hung on a wall, painting has now begun to flirt with other art forms and formats. But how are we expected to look at it when it no longer l
Once a form of propaganda to tell history from the victors' perspective, painting has become a way of speaking truth to power-a seemingly silent medium that is a voice fo
Paton takes on the challenge of abstract art-paintings that sometimes "look like nothing.""He finds there is always something to say about these paintings that, instead o
When religious art came down from the walls of churches, it began a new life on gallery walls. Paton shows how religious work still addresses the big questions about our
When it comes to portraits, how can paint compete with pixels? Are painted portraits worth looking at in our digital age? Find out how they can look back in time, at the
Drawing inspiration from the painted past, today's artists can give a fresh lease on life to old works. In the process, they are bridging the gap between the new and the
Landscape painting has the power to capture not only how the scenery looks but also how a place feels. By zeroing in on New Zealand landscapes, Paton shows how artists ca
Through the ages, artists have had a love affair with the body. But now that painting no longer has the naked body to itself, can painting still get under our skin?
In the 12th century, Normandy was at its peak. Thanks to the legendary Norman duke, Richard the Lionheart,it controlled almost half of the Frankish kingdom and England.
At the head of Normandy, the descendants of Rollo built one of the most powerful and best-organized duchies in Europe.
Thanks to him, Normandy became one of the most powerful principalities of the kingdom of France.
Why the Celts moved from prosperous cities along the Amber Road and the Danube into smaller fortified settlements, and how this triggered their decline in Central Europe.
After thriving for over 3 centuries, the Celts turned from traders into distinguished warriors, weapon masters and metal artists in a time that became their golden age.
A journey to some of the mysteries of how the early Celts emerged and expanded, from collapsed salt mines, to bizarre rituals, strange constructions and lost cities.
In the 12th century, Normandy was at its peak. Thanks to the legendary Norman duke, Richard the Lionheart,it controlled almost half of the Frankish kingdom and England.
This episode takes a look at the elements Chlorine, Titanium, Gallium, Potassium and Nickel.
This episode takes a look at the elements Silver, Hydrogen, Phosphorus, Germanium and Sulphur.