Originally aired: 2007.07.31rnall parts in the series have now been released...enjoy :)rnrn"SIMON SCHAMA\'S POWER OF ART series features eight narratives of embattled heroes confronting disaster and triumph while making art that continues to resonate. Propelled by Schama\'s passionate storytelling, POWER OF ART melds dramatic re-enactments, location shooting and art photography to create a challenging series that explores the power and, ultimately, the whole point of art. SIMON SCHAMA\'S POWER OF ART takes viewers on a sweeping cinematic journey to the turning points in the lives of eight artists and a work that defined the career of each.rnrnRothko:rnRothko is known for his abstract expressionism paintings, but he moved through more traditional styles in his early career, including Surrealist paintings in the 1940s. In 1947 he embarked on the first of his large abstract \'colour-field\' paintings, formalising their structure further in the 1950s.rnRothko had huge success with largescale solo shows, but committed suicide in 1970."rnrnmore info: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/powerofartrnrn==rnRuntime: 53:37rnSource: OTA High Definition 1080irnVideo Encoding: xvid.1280x720.3703kbpsrnAudio Encoding: ac3.384kbps-5.1chanrnFile Size: 1.53GBrnrnSupport your local PBS Station by making a contribution or by purchasing their DVDs. To help speed up future releases, please try to seed this torrent as much as possible. Thanks.rn==rnSoS = http://www.sonofshun.com/forums