A History of Pictures: From the Cave to the Computer Screen Classic fiction featuring lesser-known and underground gems

featuring lesser-known and underground gems from the era

it was based on the BBC television series about which the Sunday Times critic commented- 'This is an eye-opener in more ways than one- by concentrating on how we look at paintings

As a pioneering female correspondent

in an Oscar-nominated role) in tow

A History of Pictures: From the Cave to the Computer Screen Classic fiction featuring lesser-known and underground gemsA picture, says David Hockney, is the only way that we can give an account of what we see. But all picture makers face a common problem: how to compress three dimensional people, things and places onto a flat surface? The results are often pigeonholed as paintings, photographs or films. Alternatively, they may be sorted by date and style: medieval, Renaissance or baroque. In fact, Hockney argues, whether they are made by brush, camera or digital