15 Times Movies and TV Took Inspiration from the Fine Arts
Are movies art? Yes, of course they are (notice we never said good art -- that is a completely different discussion). But art or no art, they certainly try to look like it, and often take visual clues from the great works and masters of the past. Let’s take a look at a few cases.
Source: Sartle
Source: The Take
Source: Art History Abroad
Sources: BBC, Warped Factor
Sources: Los Angeles Times, Illustration Chronicles
Source: Nick Louras
Barry Lyndon
Source: Phaidon
Sources: London Evening Standard, Fries Museum
Source: The Conversation
Road to Perdition
What's the opposite of a pet peeve? Well, one of mine is when directors and cinematographers take direct inspiration from artwork.
Source: American Cinematographer
Source: Dusty Old Thing
Sources: Vice, Art Renewal Center
Sources: The Paris Review, Tor.com
