After his family revealed the devastating news of his death, fans of renowned filmmaker David Lynch are in grief.
After a difficult year in which he struggled with the worsening consequences of emphysema, an incurable lung condition that prevented him from continuing to direct, the director left.
His singular mind, a place unlike any other where dreams and reality blended into a smooth stream of bizarre, even unnerving, beauty, will live on in both his life and his cinematic legacy.
Lynch saw darkness as a source of comfort, creativity, and intrigue rather than something to be feared. He never shied.
Away from exploring the darkest recesses of want and dread, taking his audiences on a trip to the limits of human experience throughout his career.
Both viewers and filmmakers have the opportunity to honor him today and consider the lessons his philosophy left behind.