Alex Katz Painting (1978)

In this film we see Katz drawing and painting We see his paint table he drinks Medaglia dOro and eats Skippy peanut butter in the country his studio the green view out the door We see his models We see him laugh as he works We see a fly land on his Tshirt at the shoulder We see his paintings lots of them in detail and from across the room still shots and gentle sinuous pans We see his enormous Times Square billboard in progress then finished We see a show being hung and the opening where the people inevitably begin to resemble the art on the wall such a funny and exquisite sensation And over it all we hear Alex talking to us about his work talking about style and influence and perception in the most straightforward way