I'm back today with a few more images from Cathy Lomax, whose work I wrote a little about yesterday. Here are a few more images that Ms Lomax has generously shared with me to post of her favorite pieces from the series. The names of each painting is written at the bottom corner of the canvas.
All images used with permission from Cathy Lomax
Here is what Ms Lomax writes about her inspiration and thoughts on the project:
The boredom of everyday life is punctuated by episodes of escapism. The most easily accessible escapist experience for most people is provided by film – 90 min slices of someone else’s life.
I decided to keep a diary of all the films that I watch, selecting one image from each to make into a small painting titled with a perfunctory explanation of what is happening in that image. This record of what drew me in and kept me rapt could be viewed as one of those arbitrary un-scientific exercises that artists indulge in. But as with any recording of everyday events the choices that I make say something about me and probably define me at this moment as much as anything could.
This certainly makes me think twice about the pivotal moments I chose to feature from some of my favorite films yesterday. Some are purely sentimental while others are moments that are burned in my brain for their quiet significance, and yes, I do suppose that this does say something about me and what is can be considered pivotal in my life outside of consumption of film. In my relationships and daily life, it is often the quiet, understated acts of kindness or what is silently spoken through subtext that get me thinking, move me, or keep me up at night.
What do you think? What do your favorite movie moments say about you?
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