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Each page\nfocuses on a different creative mind in the world of film. With 134 pages,\nthere is a lot to be learnt. Featuring some of the big industry names like Tim\nBurton and David Lynch but also the more strange and surreal filmmakers like\nAlejandro Jodorowsky and Ana Lily Amirpour, this will give you an entertaining\nintroduction to the different kinds of filmmakers, allowing you to find your\nfavourite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such a book also gives you the ability to learn more about the lesser-known filmmakers that you perhaps did not know about. Take Lizzie Borden for example, a name that crops up. She is a successful director that has a small output of film, but is hugely recognised and defined by her pioneering work in feminist cinema. We are able to learn about her films such as \u2018Born in Flames\u2019 which has a radical manifesto and is based around her observations of a patriarchal society. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Cult Art is\nalso an interesting topic of discussion. The book \u2018Cult Artists\u2019 by Ana Finel\nHonigman has a similar ethos and direction to Ian Haydn Smiths book as we learn\nabout fifty notable figures in the art world, and their unique creative\njourneys. Honigman looks at iconic artists such as Salvador Dali and Frida\nKahlo, but also focuses on some of the more radical artists like Guerrilla\nGirls and Nan Goldin, comparing how they use art as form of revolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ana Finel Honigman believes the \u2018word cult can denote a strictly niche identity, isolated to a subcultural significance, or indicate a person whose powerful vision evokes veneration.\u2019 Some of the artists included in this book have intense underground followings whose fans adore them for their beliefs and aesthetics which are too chewy for mainstream appreciation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Basquiat, for example, remains a cult figure despite his place amongst the highest-selling artists. He retained his cult status because of his influence on New York\u2019s underground subcultures. Punk, graffiti, art-house and hip-hop owe as much to Basquiat as the mega-money, gilded, high-art gallery and auction worlds. We learn about his journey with his mental health and his abusive father and how this had a significant impact on his artwork. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, if you are someone that takes an interest in culture or simply want to improve your knowledge of film or art, then these books will undoubtably be a good start. Guided with whimsical drawings of each creative, these are thoroughly enjoyable and informative reads. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cult. We often hear this word being thrown around in everyday life. Films, books, musical artists, TV series, artworks and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":182,"featured_media":61300,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[13982,13983,13976,13979,13978,13977,13980,13981],"features_issues":[],"featured_themes":[],"ppma_author":[16695],"class_list":["post-61237","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-100-percent-design","tag-ana-finel-honigman","tag-basquiat","tag-cult","tag-cult-art","tag-cult-classic","tag-cult-film","tag-cult-filmmakers","tag-ian-haydn-smith"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/718k4hlbgJL.jpg?resize=258%2C323\")