Image series 12 / 2026: David Lynch
Moving Paintings
15 March 2026
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By: Bettina Pfleging
Above all, the film director, producer and screenwriter David Lynch saw himself as a visual artist. His paintings are characterised by unsettling and enigmatic imagery and draw on the visual language of Surrealism. The human body, broken down into its constituent parts, runs as a central theme through his art, never depicted as whole or intact. Early on, he developed a pressing need to set images in motion and conceived ‘moving paintings’ in which he combined painting and projection.
A selection of paintings, sculptures, watercolours and early short films in the exhibition illuminates David Lynch’s cross-media vision and highlights his ongoing engagement with materiality.
„David Lynch. On View“
29 January until 29 March 2026, Pace Gallery, Berlin
David Lynch. Six Men Getting Sick, Ausschnitt, 1967; Upload-Datenbank, prometheus – Das verteilte digitale Bildarchiv für Forschung & Lehre
David Lynch. Ohne Titel (Hotel Rio), Ausschnitt, Mischtechnik auf Papier; promDILPS, Universität Leipzig, Institut für Kunstgeschichte
David Lynch. Ohne Titel, Ausschnitt, Filz auf Papier, 7,6 × 12,7 cm; promDILPS, Universität Leipzig, Institut für Kunstgeschichte
David Lynch. Ohne Titel, aus der Serie Distorted Nudes, Ausschnitt, 2004, Digitaldruck; DadaWeb, Universität zu Köln, Kunsthistorisches Institut
David Lynch. This Man was shot 0 9502 Seconds Ago, Ausschnitt, 2004, Mischtechnik aus Gicléedruck; promDILPS, Universität Leipzig, Institut für Kunstgeschichte
David Lynch. Wajunga Red Dog, Ausschnitt, 2005, Öl auf Leinwand; DadaWeb, Universität zu Köln, Kunsthistorisches Institut
David Lynch. Change the Fuckin Channel Fuckface, Ausschnitt, 2008 bis 2009, Mischtechnik auf Giclée-Druck; DadaWeb, Universität zu Köln, Kunsthistorisches Institut
David Lynch. Bob’s Second Dream, Ausschnitt, 2011, Öl auf Leinwand; DadaWeb, Universität zu Köln, Kunsthistorisches Institut
