I ran across the paintings of artist Chow Chun Fai on David Bordwell’s blog Observations on film art and FILM ART and I immediately consulted Google to learn more. Recreating stills from Hong Kong films in a raw, but faithful style, the paintings speak to me in a big way. I’d love to own one. The following, stills from King Hu’s classic Dragon Inn and Andrew Lau’s more recent masterpiece Infernal Affairs, are prime examples of the style:
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