Material World

19th July 2024 57 mins Season 1 Episode 2

Discover the cutting edge of materials science and watch as glass is forged into playable cymbals, an array of found objects becomes breathtaking sculpture, and banana leaves are transformed into fabric for the haute couture runway.

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Art curator Jérome Neutres takes us to the Louvre where we see how the use of oil paints in the 15th century transformed portraiture, and how the development of paint in tubes enabled Impressionism to flourish.

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