Sketches of Frank Gehry by Sydney Pollack Reviews

this is essential viewing for any artist. whether or not you like gehry's style his approach to making architecture is groundbreaking (the soul naysayer in the film does more to disprove himself than make an effective critique). he is an artist, a sculptor, that happens to finish his designs as functional buildings.

sydney pollack does an excellent job here showing us the working origin of the process and adding a effective portrait of gehry's portfolio and the man himself. you can't learn how the buildings get made; that part, thankfully, is left off. mostly you see him playing with initial designs and giving some background into his thinking and the biographical development of his career.

this is not just for architects. while i have interest in architecture, i doubt i'd watch a whole lot of films about their architects. this however should be seen by any young artist and for that matter any artist. while it may not resonate with everyone, there is much to be gained here.

gehry's description of how Hieronymus Bosch's "christ mocked" painting floored him and eventually informed a design for a building! wow!

highly recomended.
10/10