Lynch on Lynch

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Hoban, Phoebe. “David Lynch on his First Retrospective of Original Artwork.” T Magazine, 12 September 2014. Web. To me the most salient example of this is with respect to spiritual insight. If you are a Lynch fan, you probably know that he is an enthusiastic advocate for the Transcendental Meditation(tm) technique of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and has zealously promoted this approach for many years. Indeed, he interrupts his reflection in this book several times to offer a pitch for the practice, which is, in his account, the only way we're going to turn this ship around and stop making a mess of the world. The idea of meditation never appealed to me. First, I had doubts I would be able to meditate at all since I am ‘hyper' 99% of the time. Second, I was afraid to, since I was thinking it could cool me down to the extend I will not be able to return to my ‘hyper’ state (that makes me super productive, coming up with ideas all the time, and I do like being like this). But, reading this book made me seriously reconsider my attitude towards meditation. A tantalising hybrid of biography and autobiography…Film buffs will delight in this compelling and illuminating memoir...Lynch casts aside his reticence to discuss his life and films in this wildly enjoyable, massive and bracingly candid memoir.’

NOTE: if you google David Lynch ‘paintings’... you’ll be amazed of how much he has done - subconscious surreal bizarre paintings!!!!

Politically, meanwhile, Lynch is all over the map. He voted for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 Democratic primary and thinks – he’s not sure – he voted Libertarian in the presidential election. “I am not really a political person, but I really like the freedom to do what you want to do,” says the persecuted Californian smoker. Belcove, Julie. “David Lynch: ‘All I wanted to be was a painter’.” Financial Times, 22 June 2018. Web. David Lynch: Chaos Theory of Violence and Silence (exhibition catalogue). Text by Takayo Iida; co-edited by Yoshiko Ikoma. Tokyo: Laforet Museum Harajuku, 2012. David Lynch: Painting and Photography, Atlas Sztuki, Lodz, Poland, November 30, 2003–January 25, 2004. (Catalogue)

Linč je po svemu sudeći imao predivno detinjstvo. Njegovi nestašluci stvarno su zapanjujući, ili je moje detinjstvo bilo malo dosadnije. Ili su dečaci prosto takvi. U svakom slučaju, bio je presmešan i pravi mali divljak! Dopao mi se način na koji njegovi prijatelji, bivše žene, rođaci, ma zapravo svi pričaju o njemu i deluje mi kao da je bilo veoma teško naljutiti se takvom blesonji. Ili ne udovoljiti mu kad se zanese, makar od njih tražio da uđu u rupu u zemlji zbog jedne scene, ili da menjaju ceo scenario zato što želi da u kadru mili buba po podu. U svakom slučaju, ono što se od njega može naučiti o odnosu sa ljudima stvarno je nešto što nema cenu. Još jedna zanimljiva činjenica je da Dejvid nikada nije prestajao da stvara - što je meni zaprepašćujuće i kako on kaže: "Dopadalo mi se, a i nije mi se dopadalo. ... Bio sam otpušten sa svakog posla koji sam ikada imao." A da biste bili otpušteni morate prvo tražiti i naći sve te poslove, što njemu nikada nije bilo teško. "Dejvid veoma detaljiše po produkciji i garderobi i sećam ga se kako oprema set dok se pripremamo da snimimo neku scenu. Otišao je u ćošak sobe i postavio nešto tamo - zrna kafe, mislim - koje kamera i publika nikada neće videti, ali Dejvid ima svoj proces i njemu je bilo potrebno da to bude tamo." ... "Njegova nevinost se manifestovala kao kompletan entuzijazam - on je mogao da gleda u par patika i da se sasvim oduševi.." Baš me briga što je glupo da to spominjem, ali čovek je najbolji znak u horoskopu i to naprosto objašnjava sve, haha. Smatram da će ljudi koji ga vole itekako uživati u knjizi i dobiti mnogo više od obične biografije. A ništa manje se neće zabaviti ni oni koji prvi put čuju za njega. Lynch also revealed that he initially turned down Steven Spielberg’s offer to play a cameo in The Fabelmans as celebrated director John Ford, saying that he recommended fellow director Peter Bogdanovich instead. However, he said he had been persuaded by his Wild at Heart actor Laura Dern; he did not confirm that he had requested Cheetos on set, but did say he felt comfortable in the costume that the film had provided: “It was pretty much my kind of clothes: I like high-waisted pants.”

Infinite Deep: The Photographic World of David Lynch, International Photo Festival Olten, Switzerland, March 26–July 26, 2021. Traveled to: Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark, September 4, 2021–January 16, 2022. Dusi, Nicola and Cinzia Bianchi. David Lynch: Mondi Intermediali. Milano, Italy: FrancoAngeli, 2019. David Lynch, Couvent des Jacobins, Printemps de Septembre, Toulouse, France, September 28–October 14, 2001. As a father and husband he has often been absent, he concedes. “You gotta be selfish. And it’s a terrible thing. I never really wanted to get married, never really wanted to have children. One thing leads to another and there it is.”

Insightful, well-researched…The book abounds in great stories and terrific movie trivia that will sate Lynch fans for years to come.’

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