Fountains of Art

For those of you interested in Darren Aronofsky's forthcoming bit of sci-fi weirdness, The Fountain, NYT has an excellent multimedia section on the 12 pieces of movie-inspired art the director commissioned to go along with the movie. The contribution from Dave Gibbons (Watchmen) is especially nice. I'm still trying to figure out what I think of the film, but I really like these pieces, and I think this sort of project is a perfect fit for the film. The movie often feels like a sort of abstract painting in motion, and it's more about images and feelings that narrative and character, so having visual artists respond to the film--rather than us word-bound critics, makes a lot of sense.