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Jan 21, 2022 23:17

"Painting With John" a painting in his honour...



John Lurie December 14, 1952 (age 69) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. Actor musician painter television producer

Co-founder of the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; John Lurie has acted in 19 films, including Stranger than Paradise and Down by Law; composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and produced, directed, and starred in the Fishing with John television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for Get Shorty was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits has been praised by critics and fellow musicians.

Привет! Surprise!

Bear Surprise (often dubbed just Surprise!) is a watercolor painting by American painter/musician John Lurie.
His primitivist painting Bear Surprise, the style of which has been described as primitivist and naïve, became
an oddity as an internet meme in Russia in 2006.



John Lurie - bear surpise, or bare surprise, or just surprise!

Since 2000, he has suffered from symptoms attributed to chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting.
His art has been shown in galleries and museums around the world.



John Lurie - interior
http://www.classicalite.com/articles/2209/20130807/john-lurie-prints-bear-surprise-sale-photos.htm

His new television series, Painting with John, debuted on HBO in January 2021.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lurie

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art artist, music of paris, painting

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