Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus
Recently Tivo recorded a film for me based on my interest in art stuff and Robert Downey, Jr., and so I watched a movie I’d never heard of called “Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. The main message that I took away from this film, loosely based on a book based on a rumor based on the photographer’s life, is
Q: How can one discover one’s own artistic voice and vision?
A. To truly discover oneself as an artist, but one must first befriend, fully shave, make love to, bear witness to the suicide of, and then wear a coat made from the hair of, a dog-faced boy.
Q. Do you mean that metaphorically? Like, broaden your horizons?
A. No. I mean it literally. Go find yourself a dog-faced boy.
Q. Okay…thanks.
It was weird, and coming from me that’s saying a lot.