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# Artists Go Hollywood: The Movie Posters
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/artists-go-hollywood/
- Published: 2010-04-12T13:00:34.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T15:36:14.000Z
- Description: The impressive performance of Ed Harris in Pollock is the first thing that pops into my head when I think about the intersection of fine art and film. However, there are many more examples of Hollywood getting all creative and artsy … And so I say to Hollywood: Enough. Let’s branch out, diversify, a
- Author: Tim McCool
- Tags: Art, #image-position-hidden, Dale Chihuly, Damien Hirst, Giotto, Hollywood, Jackson Pollock, Wayne Thiebaud, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

The impressive performance of Ed Harris in *Pollock* is the first thing that pops into my head when I think about the intersection of fine art and film. However, there are many more examples of Hollywood getting all creative and artsy. Other recent popular biopics include *The Girl with the Pearl Earring*, *Basquiat* and *Frida*. And way back in 1956, there was *Lust for Life*, starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn as Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin. This movie surely wasn’t the first to portray the artist as a tortured and troubled genius, but it certainly helped to perpetuate the myth, and set the stage for more of the same. And so I say to Hollywood: Enough. Let’s branch out, diversify, and push our art flicks into some exciting new genres. So Spielberg, Weinstein… Tarantino even: if you’re reading this, here are a few of my proposals.

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