Back in the 90's I saw this great little quirky movie about a group of misfits and artists who stayed in this rundown building in Brooklyn. I loved the feel-good story, but what I found inspiring was the art direction. More specifically, one of the characters was an artist and to make money for the house she "sold out" to make a calendar for some corporation. She combined trompe l'oeil paintings with body painting of her housemates--incorporating them into the scenes she created. I found it particularly inspiring as I love both photography and art--not to mention the costuming.
The real art was done by Timna Woollards, who doesn't seem to have a website of her work. The movie is "Where the Heart Is", the 1990's version (not to be confused with the Natalie Portman movie of the same name from 2000). Here are the picture of the calendar shown in the closing credits of the movie.
"January"
"February"
"March
(Can you find the 4 people in the scene?)
"April"
"May"
"June"
"July"
"August"
"September"
"October"
"November"
"December"
(this one was particularly haunting--especially when he opened his eyes)
Thanks to this website for removing the credits from the pictures.
If you get a chance, check out the movie and let me know what you think!
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