The Art Life

Philadelphia, 1966. In his studio at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, David Lynch is experimenting with ideas, forms, materials, shapes. He is looking for something exciting. One night, he sees movement in the painting he is working on and starts thinking about film. Feeding on the effervescence of the local artistic scene, with the help of his best friend and roommate, fellow PAFA student Jack Fisk, Lynch is going to make three films in two years, while getting married and becoming a father. In this episode, Julien Suaudeau continues to weave the memories of Lynch's early years with soundscapes from his cinematic work (Eraserhead, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, Twin Peaks: The Return) and examines the micro-events that encouraged a young creative mind to pursue the art life. With Jack Fisk, Bruce Samuelson, Bob Bruhin, and Josh Hitchens. The portrait of David Lynch used as artwork for this episode was taken in 1967 by C.K Williams in the Father, Son, Holy Ghost house on Aspen Street.