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The great thinkers and artists of history: Theyre just like us!
They have side hustles!
Franz Kafka was an insurance officer.
Its interesting that one of the most uncompromising directors in film history funded hisArt Lifeby making ads.
And the ads, to no ones surprise, are often good little short films in their own right.
As he once put it, I do, sometimes, commercials to make money.
But I always say, every time, I learn something: efficiency of saying something and new technologies.
No wonder he was aMad Menfan.
Below, a comprehensive look at Lynch as an Ad Man, from PSAs to PS2.
But his camera is absolutely in love with her in this ad.
mystery Who is Gio?
Opium by Yves Saint Laurent (1992)
All warm reds and golds.
Theres something so ethereal, celestial,Pure Moodsabout the imagery accompanying Daryl Hannahs breathy little nursery rhyme.
Fahrenheit by Dior (2004)
Hedi Slimane + David Lynch = makes sense.
Gucci by Gucci (2007)
David Lynch and Heart of Glass is a perfect combo.
Theres a cute glimpse into his commercial-making creative process in thebehind-the-scenes videofor this one.
Fashion & Beauty
Revital Granas by Shiseido (2008)
Vibey.
This will always be the bestBarbiemovie.
Cars
Honda Passport (1997)
If only more car commercials were this mysterious.
The art of simping.
Take your sensitive ass back to Nintendo.
This feels like something that would play in the start-up to an educational CD-ROM, if that makes sense.
SciFi Channel: Ever Wonder?
The others play more like live-actionFar Sidecomic panels, only not that funny.
I could not find the fourth of these.
Adidas (1993)
This ad is awesome.
And he said, Yes.
The twist: Lynch switched her results with those of a pregnant crew member.
According to the article, Parker found it funny.
