Friday, July 31, 2009

Art and Film Friday; Vol. 12 - Paris, Texas



This clip is the opening scene from Wim Wender's Paris, Texas. I saw the 1984 movie for the first time last week and loved it. It's a rich and beautifully composed film - it was really fantastic and a visual inspiration.

Still from Paris, Texas
Still from Paris, Texas
Mark Tansey, Robbe-Grillet Cleansing Every Object in Sight, 1981, 72x72"

Still from Paris, Texas
Luke Barber-Smith, Grace, 2009, 43x34 inches, c-print

Still from Paris, Texas
Still from Paris, Texas
Jason Stopa, Untitled (Mirror Series) Oil on Canvas. 2009

Still from Paris, Texas
Robert Adams- from What We Bought - The New World, Denver, 1970-74 - from flickr user Jodan TateStill from Paris, Texas - this one already looks like a painting.
Still from Paris, Texas
Vija Celmins, Untitled Portfolio: Desert, Lithograph, 16x20", 1975
Still from Paris, Texas

Edward Hopper, Nightwawks, 1942 - photo of the piece in Chicago by flickr user Jing a Ling. I think a lot of the google photos of this work don't show the color accurately - this one is pretty close.Still from Paris, Texas
Phil Sims, Green Navigator, 2008
Still from Paris, Texas
Damien Loeb, Lolita, 2005, Oil on Linen, 36x84"

1 comment:

ryno said...

i love paris, texas. it is so visually gratifying.

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