The lives of artists have always been a source of inspiration for film. The following are all about artists or artist-inspired films:
Exit through the Gift Shop (2010): A fascinating documentary about the enigmatic street artist Banksy.
Little Ashes (2008): A film about the relationship between the artist Dalí and the filmmaker Luis Buñuel and the writer Federico García Lorca. Robert Pattinson plays Dalí in the film.
Factory Girl (2006): A dramatic rendition of the story of Eddie Sedgwick and Andy Warhol.
Klimt (2006): John Malkovich plays the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt.
Modigliani (2004): A dramatic love story in Paris about the rivalry between the artist Modigliani and Picasso.
The Girl with the Pearl Earring (2003): Adapted from the novel by Tracy Chevalier, inspired by Vermeer's famous paintings.
Frida (2002): Salma Hayek and Alfred Molina play Frida Carlo and Diego Rivera, respectively.
Pollock (2000): Ed Harris plays The Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock. Marcia Gay Harden won an Oscar for her success in playing Lee Krasner.
Goya in Bordeaux (1999): A dramatic Spanish-language film about the artist Francisco Goya.
Surviving Picasso (1996): In this film about several women in Picasso's life, Anthony Hopkins plays Pablo Picasso.
Basquiat (1996): Biopic by postmodern artist Jean Mitchell Basquiat.
I Shot Andy Warhol (1996): Valerie Solanis, played by Lili Taylor, shot and injured Andy Warhol in 1968.
Vincent and Theo (1990): Robert Altman directed the film about the brothers Vincent and Theo Van Gogh.
Camille Claudel (1988): A French film about the sculptors Camille Claudel and Auguste Rodin.
Oviri (1986): Donald Sutherland plays French artist Paul Gauguin.