Viewed from one angle, Alain Resnais functioned as a condensation of film production -- writing, directing, shooting, and editing his own films. But looked at from another angle, Resnais embodies a kind of schizophrenia, a multiplication of roles dispersing his voice and being through time and space.

Complex, Dreamy, Enigmatic, French new wave

Few artists' careers are as unspectacular and yet as enduringly respected as Richard Diebenkorn's. This is not a disparagement. Straddling the influences of Modernism and Abstract Expressionism, Diebenkorn took off on a steady trajectory of hard work and progress, one unmarked by dramatic incident or

Anal, Bay area figurative, Enigmatic, Pristine

A vocal faction insists that Welles never produced anything worthwhile after his milestone directorial debut, "Citizen Kane." Even those who find a hint of brilliance in "The Magnificent Ambersons" and "Touch of Evil" dismiss the last decades of Welles' life as a sad parade of impractical projects an

Anxiety, Enigmatic, Epic, Excessive, Huge, Voluminous, Witty

Considered one of the most important Modernist writers, William Faulkner is known for his searing excavations into the core of the pain, pride, and prejudices of the antebellum South. His novels explore many subjects in many voices. His narrators range from children to murderers, the insane, and the

Contemplative, Dark, Enigmatic, Religious, Southern gothic, Surreal, Visceral