Waldemar Januszczak
Acting
- Born:
- 1954-01-12
- Place of birth:
- Basingstoke, Hampshire, England, UK
Biography
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, evocative and humorous. He bumbles about on our TV screens, doing for art what David Attenborough has done for the natural world," and someone who acts out of "a refusal to present art as elitist in any way. He makes it utterly accessible and understandable."
Known For
Filmography
Art's Wildest Movement: Mannerism
The Mystery of the Nativity
Anish Kapoor: Stupid Naughty Boy
Boy Bitten by a Lizard by Caravaggio
Waldemar Januszcak: My Ukrainian Journey
Borromini: The Dark Side of Baroque
The Art Mysteries with Waldemar Januszczak
Handmade in Bolton
Big Sky, Big Dreams, Big Art: Made in the USA
Mary Magdalene: Art's Scarlet Woman
The Renaissance Unchained
Holbein: Eye of the Tudors
Rubens: An Extra Large Story
Rococo: Travel, Pleasure, Madness
The Dark Ages: An Age of Light
Here Comes the Summer: The Undertones Story
The Impressionists: Painting and Revolution
Celebrity Antiques Road Trip
The Lost Genius of British Art: William Dobson
William Dobson: The Lost Genius of Baroque
Understanding Art: Impressionism
Ugly Beauty
B movie
Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art
Baroque! From St Peter's to St Paul's
Sickert vs Sargent
Travels with My Camera: The Happy Dictator
Toulouse-Lautrec: The Full Story
Paradise Found
The Michelangelo Code: Lost Secrets of the Sistine Chapel
Beijing Swings
Gauguin: The Full Story
Picasso: Magic, Sex & Death
Puppy Love
The Lost Supper
Arthouse