dreamy drive-in movie theater paintings portray silver screen stars
classic leading ladies from marilyn monroe to audrey hepburn, and contemporary stars like natalie portman and angelina jolie, are framed by the scaffolded screen, their portraits executed with a keen eye to color, light and shadow.
dreamy drive-in movie theater paintings portray silver screen stars
(above) closer from a far, 2013
all images courtesy of andrew valko
iconic moments from the silver screen are enlivened by czech artist andrew valko through his series of hyper-realistic paintings, depicting dimly-lit drive through movie theaters and their feature show. the nostalgic outdoor scenes — now a fragment of the past, as drive-through sites continue to fade from the american landscape — are painstaking painted with an adept realism, defining both the on-screen image and surrounding panorama. classic leading ladies from marilyn monroe to audrey hepburn, and contemporary stars like natalie portman and angelina jolie, are framed by the scaffolded screen, their portraits executed with a keen eye to color, light and shadow. despite the decade they clearly correspond to, each of the compositions emit a timeless and enduring quality, rejuvenating these dying destinations and the films they play.
gone, 2014
the girl next door, 2014
highway kiss, 1999
the one and only, 2014
mrs. smith, 2013
here’s johnny, 2011
darkness on the edge of town, 2012
funny girl, 2007
stage fright, 2005
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