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The Shock of the New
1980 · TV series · documentary · 58 min episodes · 1 season
Created by Robert Hughes
The renowned definitive eight part series on the rise and fall of the modern art movement presented by Australian art critic Robert Hughes.
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Robert Hughes' The Shock of the New and The New Shock of the New
Adam Curtis' All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace
An old documentary on plastic pollution and its possible effects on the endocrine system which I can't remember the name of. I believe it was produced by the BBC and was made before the recent wave of concern over plastic.
There are so many interesting approaches you could take to enjoy painting as a programmer! Welcome to the fun: https://youtu.be/Up2-myTEviE
Definitely spending lots of time with yourself and your materials, working on pictures, is the easiest way to learn and trust your intuition, and have the best time.
If you enjoy Impressionism, early American Modernism, etc. then you would probably also enjoy the range of practices that were inspired by them over the decades. Recently a rather important computer artist John F. Simon Jr. wrote a book: Drawing Your Own Path, which is great: https://www.drawingyourownpath.com
I’d also recommend looking into Harold Cohen’s work, and Casey Reas: https://vimeo.com/22955812
To go back a bit further I’d suggest the BW film Painter’s Painting, and Shock of The New, the BBC documentary series by Robert Hughes, both of which you can find on YouTube.
Just paint man and have fun exploring your emotions while broadening your knowledge of the ways others have explored theirs throughout time.
Robert Hughes produced some interesting and insightful work during his life.
I have recently been watching a documentary series he made on Modern Art in 1980, The Shock of the New. It has aged very well.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shock_of_the_New
Anyone interested in the point about Mondrian would enjoy (the sadly recently deceased) Robert Hughes' documentary series “The Shock of the New” — it's available on YT starting here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_8y0sQ0HME