Charles Norton was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. After graduating from the University of California, San Diego, where he received a degree in Art History and Criticism, he went on to pursue freelance work as a retail visual designer working with an array of luxury retail brands. He remains a devoted

Abstract, Chance, Conceptual, Dissonant, Fleeting, Sardonic, Sensual, Spectral

Absurd, Anxiety, Contemplative, Dark, Deconstructive, Demure, Distorted, Dystopic, Erotic, Ethereal, Ironic, Layered, Lyrical, Manic, Moody, Playful, Profane, Quirky, Sardonic, Self-reflection, Severe, Subtle, Surreal, Visceral, Whimsical

Consistently derided as quirky, Wes Anderson's career as a filmmaker has been enviable, lucky, charming and always evolving. What began with the simple, misshapen (but elegant) not-quite-caper film BOTTLE ROCKET, with its focus on friendships not crime, continues to grow and to dream big and to encom

Absurd, Baroque, Bright, Brit-pop, Citational, Clean, Comedies, Elegant, Funny, Implosive, Joyful, Kinetic, Lush, Overflowing, Polychromatic, Sardonic, Sincere, Whimsical, Witty

A member of the legendary Cahiers quintet, Jacques Rivette was a critic before a filmmaker. Reading his early criticism, though, it’s clear he thought in images from the start, even in words, emphasizing closed complex circuits of mise-en-scene, the better to form meaning. However, he trains one ey

Absurd, Charming, Conceptual, Death, Enigmatic, Event, Excessive, Feminine, Figurative, Functional, Grotesque, Hallucinatory, Layered, Loose, Manic, Paranoid, Playful, Polychromatic, Quirky, Sardonic, Saturated, Self-reflection, Sexy, Spectral, Whimsical