{"id":7561,"date":"2016-07-01T16:31:27","date_gmt":"2016-07-01T23:31:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/BigJimIndustries.com\/wordpress\/?p=7561"},"modified":"2016-07-01T16:31:27","modified_gmt":"2016-07-01T23:31:27","slug":"fine-art-gothic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bigjimindustries.com\/wordpress\/2016\/07\/01\/fine-art-gothic\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Art Gothic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"blog-post__byline\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/how-classic-paintings-influence-american-907385\" target=\"_blank\"><em>from The Hollywood Reporter<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>How Classic Paintings Influence \u2018American Gothic\u2019<\/h1>\n<p>by\u00a0<span class=\"js-authors-list\">Sarah Huggins\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn3.thr.com\/sites\/default\/files\/imagecache\/scale_crop_768_433\/2016\/06\/american_gothic_s01e01_still.jpg\" alt=\"Showrunner Corinne Brinkerhoff talks with THR about the hidden gems in each episode of the CBS summer drama.\" width=\"480\" \/>\u00a0<em>Christos Kalohoridis\/CBS<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>American Gothic<\/em>\u00a0is more than meets the eye.<\/p>\n<p>The new CBS drama centers on a prominent Boston family and their secrets, and to hear showrunner Corinne Brinkerhoff tell it, features a nod to classical pieces of art in each episode.<\/p>\n<p>The artistic gems should come as no surprise as the series itself shares its name with a famous painting \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/American_Gothic\" target=\"_blank\"><em>American Gothic<\/em>\u00a0by Grant Wood<\/a>, which features a pitchfork-toting farmer with a female companion standing in front of a gothic-style ranch home. It&#8217;s perhaps one of the most recognizable 20th century American works.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of my favorite elements of the show is off of the fact it\u2019s called\u00a0<em>American Gothic<\/em>\u00a0and the family is collectors of fine art,\u201d Brinkerhoff tells\u00a0<em>The Hollywood Reporter<\/em>. \u201cWe have artists in the family and it is sort of in the fabric of the show already.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The artists in the Hawthorne family include Cam (Justin Chatwin), a cartoonist, and his possible serial-killer-in-the-making offspring Jack (Gabriel Bateman), who has a passion for drawing dead animals.<\/p>\n<p>Each episode of the drama series is titled after and shows admiration for a famous painting. \u201cWe chose a painting that had some thematic resonance with that chapter of our story,\u201d Brinkerhoff explains. \u201cWe also looked for a moment that within the frame we could put an homage to the actual painting itself. Those kinds of things distinguish us in a way where it\u2019s not high concept, but there\u2019s details if you\u2019re paying close attention add another layer to the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/live-feed\/how-classic-paintings-influence-american-907385\" target=\"_blank\">click to continue reading at THR<\/a> ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>from The Hollywood Reporter How Classic Paintings Influence \u2018American Gothic\u2019 by\u00a0Sarah Huggins\u00a0 \u00a0Christos Kalohoridis\/CBS American Gothic\u00a0is more than meets the eye. The new CBS drama centers on a prominent Boston family and their secrets, and to hear showrunner Corinne Brinkerhoff tell it, features a nod to classical pieces of art in each episode. 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