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Jan 23, 2021This show is incredibly relaxing and a great counter point to Joy of Painting. My go to show to put me to sleep was Joy of Painting but throw Luries takes on philosophy and I actually have something to chew on.
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The mood is mostly meditative. Plants sway in the breeze, tree frogs sing, Lurie sits and stares. Much of it is devoted to watching paint move from brush to paper, very close up, and it is pretty and satisfying. ... There is a sort of arc to the series, in that Lurie’s circumstances come increasingly, if never completely, into focus; that what we’re watching is by the end framed in a slightly different way. ... That it also concludes with the title card, “The End,” suggests we have been told a story as much as having been shown a life.
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Lurie’s six-part doc series is nothing like Ross’ show—ostensibly meant to teach painting to curious newbies—but it is instructive in its circuitous life lessons and features a similar calming and hypnotic quality, albeit much deeper, more profound yet meandering, and funnier. ... John Lurie is back (hopefully to stay?) and has released the most profoundly captivating narrative of 2021, so far.
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Painting With John does take some getting used to, but once you’re into the show’s rhythms, it feels like a relaxing way to end your day.