David Lynch Takes His Visual Art Seriously

“Not many big-name movie directors deserve to be called artists. Among those who do, few take the label as seriously as David Lynch. The director of Mulholland Dr. and Blue Velvet has avidly pursued painting, photography and sculpture in between his idiosyncratic film projects. Starting Sept. 12, the master of weirdness will exhibit some of his recent works in [a] solo gallery show” in Santa Monica.