Watch How to Look at a Painting

Name: How to Look at a Painting
Genre: Documentary & Biography
Released: 2011-03-04
Cast: Justin Paton

2011
1 Season
7.2 (17)

How to Look at a Painting is a TVNZ show from 2011 that is both informative and entertaining. It is hosted by Justin Paton, a well-known art critic and curator who takes viewers on a journey through various art galleries, museums and exhibitions. The show is designed to help people develop a better understanding and appreciation of paintings, regardless of their experience or knowledge of art. Each episode focuses on a particular painting or collection of paintings, and Paton provides insights into their historical and cultural significance, as well as their visual and emotional impact.

Paton's approach is refreshingly down to earth, and he explains his ideas in accessible, practical language, without resorting to art jargon or technical terms that might deter some viewers. He is clearly passionate about art and delights in sharing his love of painting with others.

One of the key strengths of the show is that it is not simply a one-way conversation. Paton encourages viewers to participate in the analysis and interpretation of paintings, drawing on their own experiences and perspectives. He invites viewers to look closely at particular details or elements of the painting and to consider how they contribute to the overall composition.

For example, in one episode Paton focuses on a painting by the 19th-century French artist Paul C

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Seasons

12. ...on Your Own

May 13, 2011

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, speaking to us across time and forcing us to take stock of our lives.

11. ...and Start a Collection

May 11, 2011

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 say, "I'm just looking."

10. ...in a Museum

May 6, 2011

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, with great art, there is always more to see.

9. ...that Doesn't Look Like a Painting

April 29, 2011

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 looks like a painting?

8. ...that Wants to Change the World

April 22, 2011

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 for those who do not have one.

7. ...of Nothing

April 15, 2011

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 of leaving the world behind, can often bring it closer .

6. ...and Take a Leap of Faith

April 8, 2011

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 place and purpose in life and whether there is something bigger than ourselves worth believing in.

5. ...of a Face

April 1, 2011

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 wider culture, and at us.

4. ...and Connect the Old and New

March 25, 2011

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 old-in this episode, between New Zealand and old Venice.

3. ...of a Place

March 18, 2011

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 can paint what we don't see at first.

2. ...of the Body

March 11, 2011

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?

1. ...and Discover a New World

March 4, 2011

Paton takes us back to the place where he had his first brush with painting and fell in love with it. He shows how art connects us with the past and how the most important painting in your life is the one you're off to see next.

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For example, in one episode Paton focuses on a painting by the 19th-century French artist Paul C