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Six years later, Sir David Piper
strengthened that link by examining Vincent's
self-portraits... If you didn't know van Gogh,
you might wonder why he didn't choose a subject
he liked, rather than this. ..using psychology
and some pretty dodgy lighting. And yet this is not
an isolated phenomenon. It's the climax, rather, of a whole
series of self-portraits, and it's a series which
in its richness, its vividness, has hardly any parallels
in the history of art. Obviously, these portraits
are experimental in style, building up a vibrant
colour structure and strokes of pure colour
laid side by side. But also, I think,
most people agree, cumulatively, they convey the impression
of a man haunted - a man hunted, even
strengthened that link by examining Vincent's
self-portraits... If you didn't know van Gogh,
you might wonder why he didn't choose a subject
he liked, rather than this. ..using psychology
and some pretty dodgy lighting. And yet this is not
an isolated phenomenon. It's the climax, rather, of a whole
series of self-portraits, and it's a series which
in its richness, its vividness, has hardly any parallels
in the history of art. Obviously, these portraits
are experimental in style, building up a vibrant
colour structure and strokes of pure colour
laid side by side. But also, I think,
most people agree, cumulatively, they convey the impression
of a man haunted - a man hunted, even
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Six years later, Sir David Piper
strengthened that link
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by examining Vincent's
self-portraits...
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If you didn't know van Gogh,
you might wonder why
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he didn't choose a subject
he liked, rather than this.
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..using psychology
and some pretty dodgy lighting.
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And yet this is not
an isolated phenomenon.
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It's the climax, rather, of a whole
series of self-portraits,
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and it's a series which
in its richness, its vividness,
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has hardly any parallels
in the history of art.
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Obviously, these portraits
are experimental in style,
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building up a vibrant
colour structure
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and strokes of pure colour
laid side by side.
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But also, I think,
most people agree, cumulatively,
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they convey the impression
of a man haunted -
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a man hunted, even.
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Movie Summary
Four young British art historians delve into six decades of the BBC archives to discover the powerful way in which television influences our understanding of the world's greatest artists.
