Waldemar Januszczak
Januszczak was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Polish refugees who had arrived in England after the Second World War. After studying history of art at the University of Manchester, Januszczak became an art critic – and then arts editor – of The Guardian. In 1990 he was appointed head of arts at the UK's Channel 4 television and in 1992 he became art critic for The Sunday Times. He has been voted Critic of the Year twice by the Press Association. Januszczak has been described as "a passionate art lover, art critic and writer. His presentation style is casual but informed, enthusiastic, evo...
Filmography
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
3 Episode s . as Host, Narrator
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
3 Episode s . as Host, Narrator
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
3 Episode s . as Host
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
3 Episode s . as Host
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
4 Episode s . as Himself
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
4 Episode s . as Himself
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
4 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
4 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Understanding Art: Impressionism
4 Episode s . as Self - Host
Understanding Art: Impressionism
4 Episode s . as Self - Host
The Renaissance Unchained
4 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
The Renaissance Unchained
4 Episode s . as Self - Presenter
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
3 Episode s . as Host, Narrator
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
3 Episode s . as Host, Narrator
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
4 Episode s . as Host, Narrator
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
4 Episode s . as Host, Narrator
Handmade in Bolton
4 Episode s . as Narrator
Handmade in Bolton
4 Episode s . as Narrator
Created Shows
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
4 Episode s . Christianity slowly emerged from being a persecuted minority to the state religion of the Roman Empire. This episode is a history of the ways believers grappled with a way to depict Jesus. Simple symbolic meaning developed into splendid art and churches.
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
4 Episode s . Christianity slowly emerged from being a persecuted minority to the state religion of the Roman Empire. This episode is a history of the ways believers grappled with a way to depict Jesus. Simple symbolic meaning developed into splendid art and churches.
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
4 Episode s . Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
4 Episode s . Art historian Waldemar Januszczak uncovers the secret meanings hidden within some of the greatest paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Cezanne and Seurat .
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
3 Episode s . Rococo art is often dismissed as frivolous. But Waldemar Januszczak disagrees and in this three-part series he tries to bring Rococo art closer to us, and argues that the Rococo was the age in which the modern world was born.
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
3 Episode s . Rococo art is often dismissed as frivolous. But Waldemar Januszczak disagrees and in this three-part series he tries to bring Rococo art closer to us, and argues that the Rococo was the age in which the modern world was born.
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
3 Episode s . Art critic Waldemar Januszczak delves into the heart of Mannerism, as he explores the development of the art style, examines its characteristics, and questions what it achieved.
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
3 Episode s . Art critic Waldemar Januszczak delves into the heart of Mannerism, as he explores the development of the art style, examines its characteristics, and questions what it achieved.