Artists in the cinema Biography: Movies, Travel Artists

Visual artists biography is the subject of popularity in the world of cinema. Filmmakers have always been fascinated by the biographies of artists, especially if it includes struggle with insanity conventions, addiction or social. In addition, it gives them the opportunity to portray the original artwork or a cause for the big screen.Here you can read about some of the films most interesting biographies of artists.
Lust for Life, directed by Vincent Minelli in 1952

He was Vincent Van Gogh and added several biography film adaptation. Lust for Life with Kirk Douglas and struggling artist is one of the most remarkable. The film is based on the bestselling book by Irving Stone, who is also the author of the ecstasy and agony of Michael Angelo, who also appeared on the silver screen.

If you are a fan of Van Gogh's art, and I enjoy watching a life-long, which includes nearly 200 paintings Van Gogh original. However, you may if you're familiar with previous Kirk Douglas filmographic, vision and tortured Dutch painter takes a little adjustment. It is recommended that another film about Van Gogh, Robert Altmans Vincent and Theo in 1990.

Picasso went alive by James Ivory in 1996

Such as Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso that a picture of him the code from the outside artistic circles. While Van Gogh symbolizes self-destruction, bipolar disorder success of an artist who is known only after his death, Picasso is a hater of man artist and womanizer. Picasso's famous relationship with women is central to this film, and ivory dealer. The story is told from the perspective of Picasso's mistress Francoise Gilot and artistic features of the work of Picasso. Anthony Hopkins with the talent and physical similarities with Picasso, Picasso alive managed to create an image of the artist unflattering and harsh, and engineering focus on yourself.

Girl with a Pearl Earring directed by Peter Webber, in 2003


In comparison with the Van Gogh and Picasso, Vermeer biography of lesser known and less controversial. As a result of a girl with the pearl is much more restrained and sensitive. The film focuses on a brief period in the life painted by Vermeer in the form of his daughter's class is weaker than the young. Although the girl with the pearl does not avoid the conventions of filmic Vermeer intimidation during the drawing process, the film is worth watching if only for the technical design and its success in raising imagine Vermeer light and color.

Basquiat director Julian Schnabel in 1996

The most common criticism against the film, which deals with the visual arts is the way it described the creative process. Therefore, there were high expectations from Basquiat, which was directed by the famous painter Julian Schnabel. I have done well in the representation of Jean-Michel Basquiat Schnabel and a story of the fall in the least, unpredictable and we have seen millions of times and before. However, the only reason to watch Basquiat is David Bowie plays the role of Andy Warhol.

A unique approach by Julie Taymor in 2002

Like most visual artists whose life stories appear on the silver screen, the biography of Frida Kahlo is plain, which includes a bus accident, and the problems of marriage, an affair with Leon Trotsky. Such as Van Gogh and Picasso and Jackson Pollock, who was the subject of a biopic in 2000, Frida Kahlo code long before been released unique, but the film 123 minutes helped to impose his position as an idol women's and perhaps the painter of women the most famous in the 20th century. Unique make every effort to integrate the story of the life of Frida Kahlo with the plate and the result is colorful and fun, but still does not stay far enough away from the conventions of the artists who appear in this film.