Saturday, March 7, 2009

How to Draw a Boney

For a documentary which focuses on solely one person, the audience should be incredibly invested. I almost feel guilty for not caring. We follow a man who was in the shadow of the Warhol movement. They were friends which surely heightened Ray's lack of sales. The glimpses into his art are insightful. He was creating modern art, at a time when the concept of modern art was being created. Yet I cannot help feeling that more of a personal insight would have helped this piece as a whole. What influenced Ray? Where did Ray draw his inspiration from? At the heart of it all, who was Ray? Sadly for us, we gain a brief glimpse into his life, but these questions are never answered.