[audiobook] The Tao of Architecture (Princeton Classics) by Amos Ih Tiao Chang in Arts-Photography

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One of the most distinguished ?lmmakers working today; David Lynch is a director whose vision of cinema is ?rmly rooted in ?ne art. He was motivated to make his ?rst ?lm as a student because he wanted a painting that ldquo;would really be able to move.rdquo; Most existing studies of Lynch; however; fail to engage fully with the complexities of his ?lmsrsquo; relationship to other art forms. The Film Paintings of David Lynch ?lls this void; arguing that Lynchrsquo;s cinematic output needs to be considered within a broad range of cultural references. Aimed at both Lynch fans and ?lm studies specialists; Allister Mactaggart addresses Lynchrsquo;s ?lms from the perspective of the relationship between commercial ?lm; avant-garde art; and cultural theory. Individual Lynch works ndash; The Elephant Man; Blue Velvet; Twin Peaks; Lost Highway; The Straight Story; Mulholland Drive; Inland Empire ndash; are discussed in relation to other ?lms and directors; illustrating that the solitary; or seemingly isolated; experience of ?lm is itself socially; culturally; and politically important. The Film Paintings of David Lynch offers a unique perspective on an in?uential director; weaving together a range of theoretical approaches to Lynchrsquo;s ?lms to make exciting new connections among ?lm theory; art history; psychoanalysis and cinema.