New in paperback this revelatory book features rarely seen multimedia works by the revered
cult filmmaker David Lynch showing how he applies his powerful imagination and visual language
across genres. David Lynch has always been in the spotlight as a filmmaker directing some of
the most iconic movies ever made but as a visual artist he is less widely known. Lynch
delights in the physicality of painting and likes to stimulate all the senses in his work. This
new paperback edition brings together Lynch's paintings photography drawings sculpture and
installation and stills from his films. Many of these works reveal the dark underpinnings
behind Lynch's often-macabre movies. Others explore his fascination with texture and collage.
Throughout Lynch's characteristic style-surreal stylish and even humorous-shines through. An
introduction by music journalist and Lynch biographer Kristine McKenna along with a
thoughtprovoking essay by curator Stijn Huijts offers fascinating new information and
perspectives on Lynch's life and career. This book reveals an unexplored facet of Lynch's
oeuvre and affirms that he is as brilliant a visual artist as he is a filmmaker.
