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Documentary - The Art of the Ocean
Trace the history of art with *The Art of the Ocean*, from the earliest explorers to modern times, directed by Amaury Chardeau and produced by Upian. From accounts told by early navigators to images captured today by deep-sea robots, the film explores how the ocean has become, in turn, a realm of fantasy, a subject of scientific inquiry, and the inspiration for works of art.
Dates and times
October 1 through October 11: 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. (last time slot at 8:30 p.m.)
Address
Quai de Marseille, Bassin de l'Eure
What do artists see when they look at the sea?
FromHokusai’s *The Great Wave* to Turner’s dizzying visions, from Homer’s sea monsters to Monet’s Impressionist seashores, this documentary traces eleven centuries of fascination: artists’ fascination with the ocean. A journey through founding myths, the age of great explorations, the Romantic sublime, and contemporary disillusionments, where the sea reveals itself in turn as a sacred terror, a terrain of conquest, a mirror of the soul, and an ecological warning. A journey through art history via its waves, storms, and horizons, to rediscover how the ocean has always nourished the boundlessness of our imaginations. To continue your exploration, check out art explora academy, the 100% free e-learning app available on all app stores.
For this format created by Art Explora, the writing and production were entrusted to journalist Amaury Chardeau, who frequently covers art history topics. In 2024, he published the biography *Caillebote: Painting Is a Serious Game*, about the Impressionist painter. He regularly writes reports for Radio France for the programs *LSD*, *La Fabrique de l'Histoire*, and *Les pieds sur Terre*.
