Some people create art which moves you by its depressive nature. One such is the film director, David Lynch who is also an avid painter and who just opened an exhibition in Gl. Strand in Copenhagen. The world is ugly, argues Lynch, and his works only reflect tiny fractions of all the ugliness in the world. In his cartoonish cult film, Blue Velvet, which was aired on the same day as the opening, Lynch even let his then-wife, Isabella Rosselini surrender to an asthmatic beast. Others have taken a different approach. In the world of fashion the images are generally an homage to beauty and estheticism. One example is the young, Australian artist, Michael Zavros who was recently commissioned to make portraits of iconic personalities such as Grace Kelly and Debbie Harry for the designer, Tommy Hilfiger. In an era of airbrushing the images are perhaps too perfect –  though, Zavros’ work is probably what most people would prefer on their walls.

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