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Jörgen Löwenfeldt's avatar

It’s striking how often we forget that painters mastered the language of spectacle long before film existed. Modern cinema feels less like a revolution and more like a continuation of their way of seeing.

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Catherine failor's avatar

Is this you, The Culturalist, holding the paintings? Always nice to see the faces of the creators behind the scenes. Really enjoy your thoughts and writing.

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The Culturist's avatar

Not me, but my good friend Mack!

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Rosa Maria's avatar

No movie can hold a candle to those minute details.

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Bill Lacey's avatar

In order to paint his masterpiece, Friedland, a rendering of one of Napoleon's great victories, Ernest Meissonier built a small railroad around his estate in Poissy. He was obsessed with realism and wanted to know if a galloping horse's hooves left the ground all at the same time or if one or more always remained in contact with the earth. He rode in the railway car making sketches while horses galloped alongside to answer the question. Something that could easily be answered today with a high-speed camera.

See Ross King's excellent "The Judgment of Paris" for the full story.

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🏳️‍⚧️ SAVING THE GWORLS 🏳️‍⚧️'s avatar

Amazing read 👏🏼

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Héctor Zempoaltecatl's avatar

Do you ship to Mexico?

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mvv's avatar

Richelieu insane aura

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Damon Tompkins's avatar

Its time to make movies into paintings... I would start with Eyes Wide Shut

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Alex Spieldenner's avatar

Absolutely brilliant paintings! What's really remarkable about this stuff is how it truly puts the lie to the idea that beauty is inherently subjective. If you aren't impressed, if you can't acknowledge that these paintings are beautiful, it is YOU who are wrong.

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