The Art Institute of Chicago in Movies! - Art in Films (Batman, Titanic, Inception, Ferris Bueller)

hey friends today on doodle the travel

bug we go to the art institute of

chicago

and give you our top 10 list of

paintings that were in a movie or

inspired one

some pieces are obvious because they

were part of one epic day off

but chicago art has connections to other

films that may surprise you

so where are we going today we are going

to chicago institute of art

uh you know that famous scene from

ferris bueller that they shot there

no never heard of the movie yeah okay

well it's

iconic but there's a lot of pieces in

the chicago art museum

that either inspired a movie or

are in a movie so we're gonna go visit

all those pieces okay

sounds good all right let's go the art

institute of chicago is located downtown

by millennium park

it was founded in 1879 and is one of the

oldest

and largest art museums in the u.s and

it's home to some of my families and

films

favorite pieces number 10. water lilies

by claude monet

in james cameron's titanic the most

memorable art was definitely leo

sketching kate like one of his french

girls

most titanic fans already know this but

cameron himself was a skilled artist

behind jack's drawings there were many

famous paintings on board

turns out rose was quite the collector a

couple of picassos and one medium water

lilies

it probably wasn't the exact one in

chicago's collection there were about

250 in the series

the good news is even though the

painting was around during the time of

the titanic

there never was one really aboard the

ship number nine

identical twins roselle new jersey this

slightly creepy photo by diane arbus of

two twin girls shoulder to shoulder was

inspiration for stanley kubrick's

even creepier film the shining

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come and play with us daddy

number eight next piece was not in a

movie at all but made our list because a

very famous reality star

film actor turned 45th president of the

united states

claims to own it two sisters on a

terrace by pierre renoir

years ago a biographer accompanied trump

on his private jet to interview his

subject

while on board trump pointed to a

painting and boastfully said

that's an original renoir in which the

writer said

uh no it's not i grew up in chicago and

it's in the art institute

trump of course does not agree an art

institute spokesperson commented

we are satisfied that our version is

real it's been in chicago's collection

since

1933 trump still proclaims he has the

original

number next on our list is nighthawks by

edward hopper

this illuminated diner gives a feel of

urban loneliness

and has been a big influence on film

like pennies from heaven where

nighthawks is recreated as a set

and ridley scott's sci-fi classic blade

runner

nighthawks is the inspiration for its

film noir look

scott said i was constantly waving a

reproduction under the noses of the

production team

to illustrate the look and mood i was

after

number six american windows by mark

chagall

as seen in ferris bueller where ferris

and sloane have their private moment

this piece has been known to inspire

couples to go in for a smooch

number size number five on our list was

the third place winner of a painting

competition at the art institute of

chicago

and after a few newspaper photos and a

little bit of iowa backlash

iowans didn't like the way wood depicted

iowa this third place art became one of

the country's most recognized paintings

and one of the most parodied works of

all time american gothic is often used

in tv

films and movie posters it's a popular

way to represent a fish out of water

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work of vincent van gogh and more

specifically the painting the drinkers

the 2017 movie loving vincent was the

world's

first fully painted feature film it

brings the artwork of van gogh to life

and the mysteries surrounding his death

number c ascending and descending by m.c

escher inception the movie where people

steal corporate secrets by use of dream

sharing technology

director christopher nolan is not shy

about his inspiration from escher prince

the film includes a scene that

references penrose stairs

which are used by escher in ascending

and descending

number two i'm a sucker for a guy in

purple

no not that guy okay yeah that guy but

also

this guy i am the world's first fully

functioning homicidal artist

in tim burton's batman the joker was a

colorful psychopath played by the one

and only

jack nicholson in the scene where the

joker and his henchman waltz into the

museum and destroy

art joker decides to spare a piece

called figure with meat by francis bacon

because he's quite fond of it

i kind of like this one

well we kind of like it too so thank you

mr joker

number one and our number one pick

had to be cameron having a staring

contest with the syrah

while ferris is off snogging with his

girlfriend cameron is doing some serious

soul searching

the entire museum scene and use of the

instrumental version of a smith song

was genius john hughes eludes on the dvd

commentary

but the closer cameron looked at the

child the less he could see

he's afraid the more you look at him

there's nothing there it's a

heart-achingly beautiful scene and it

deserves the number one spot

so what'd we miss what inspires you at

the chicago institute of art

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