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Art Inspired by Film

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1. Taxi Driver (1976)

Johannes Kahrs. 93'09, 1997

Taxi Driver inspired a series of painted still which reflect set celluloid moments. Maybe unrecognisable as from the film but clearly displaying his masculinity and demeanour.
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2. Friday the 13th (1980)


Peter Doig Canoe Lake, 1997

This painting was inspired by the last moments of the film. When the drama has subsided and the lone protagonist lies exhausted and safe in her canoe, until...

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3. Psycho (1998)

Edward Hopper- House by the Railroad.

Apparently this painting heavily influenced the design of the house used in the film.

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4. Mean Creek (2004)

Helen Gillan- Just 5 more minuets, 2007

Inspired by the concept of children's innocence and naivity. That delicate line between fun and danger.
Cloaked bu unnaturaly dark water the children appear stranded, separated from one another with a new player entering from stage right...
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5. What's Eating Gilbert Grape? (1993)


Helen Gillan- Whispers


Helen Gillan- Static Air



Helen Gillan- Escape to Paradise

Inspiration was taken directly from the film stills where the images were recreated to tell a story of their own, filled with a heavy oppressive air and an impending sense of foreboding.
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6. The Third Man (1949)

Wim Griffith. Gun, 2007


Wim Griffith. Trial, 2007

With his work capturing the attitudes of the crime drama genre, emphasizing moral ambiguity and sexual intrigue. This series of Men in Suits is sure to leave you wondering, "Which one is the bad guy? "

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7. An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Stuart Pearson Wright, Woman Surprised by a Werewolf

A painting inspired by the film An American Werewolf in London is contending with one that draws on Apocalypse Now for the UK's largest contemporary painting prize.

As well as popular culture, works wrought from childhood memories, the animal kingdom and Renaissance art make up some of the 40 paintings named today in the shortlist for this year's (2008) John Moores contemporary painting prize.
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8. Apocalypse Now (1979)

Tim Bailey. Cadet Congo Ganja

As well as popular culture, works wrought from childhood memories, the animal kingdom and Renaissance art make up some of the 40 paintings named today in the shortlist for this year's (2008) John Moores contemporary painting prize.

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9. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

"What Darth Vader did next!"

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10. Oldboy (2003)

Dan Mahony. Keeping it in the Family, June 2007

Based on a scene from Chan-wook Park's spectacular revenge film, Oldboy.
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11. Donnie Darko (2001)

Seth Metoyer. October 10, 2005

Inspired by the feature film Donnie Darko
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12. Empire of the Sun (1987)


Tina Mammoser. Empire of The Sun

The challenge of the film paintings was trying to create a personal interpretations from another artist's images and vision. Many hours were spent viewing DVDs and making sketches of various still scenes to try and choose either the best moments to abstract or to choose various elements to combine into one painting.

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13. Queen Margot (1994)


February 13, 2006

Inspired by the film Queen Margot (Reine Margot, La)

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14. Lady Vengeance (Sympathy for Lady Vengeance) (2005)

Jennifer Tiefel. April 14, 2006

This painting is based on a Korean movie called 'Sympathy for Lady Vengeance' . The slice of cake above her is significant in the movie

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15. Lady in the Water (2006)
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16. The Client (1994)



Comments

Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 7 18:23
I think this is the kind of List the Listing function was meant for, so much better than "My favorite ****"
Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 8 13:45
This is so gay. But so you. :-)
Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 8 14:38
I agree with RB here my love, I love this kind of list. x
Posted : 1 year, 3 months ago at Aug 9 19:17
This is very original girl :P

good list....thumbs up :-)
Posted : 6 months, 3 weeks ago at May 2 19:14
Wow ! Impressive work you've done.
Posted : 5 months, 1 week ago at Jun 14 12:02
This is quite a collection. Your paintings are a great addition to the list.

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Description

A list for the artists out there...

Paintings that have been either directly or conceptually inspired by a cinema.
Recreating the image, memory or feeling from a movie still or scene into the new static media of paint, open for fresh interpretation.

Any suggestions or work of your own wishing to be added let me know. I'll add as I find.

Here is a link to a great list of some of the favourite painters of Harp:

http://www.listal.com/list/painters-3976

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