The Genius of British Art- BBC1

This programme I can quite honestly say- was not my cup of tea, never the less it gave me an incite into 16th century portraiture and in particular that of Henry V11. The programme talked of Holbine's portraiture of Henry V11 and how he used the paint and texture of the paint to reflect the personality of Henry V11. The programme also suggested how by simplifying the figure of Henry you could come up with a figure that was clearly Henry V11. I found this concept interesting, how a simple set of traingles could represent a specific person, it made me think of how you could incorporate this into other things such as simplifying architecture or interiors and how you could use this in advertising.