Kunst Auf Dem Weg Stolberg (Aachen)

On Sunday 29th of August, come and visit us at the city art fair in medieval city of Stolberg, near Aachen in Germany. All through the beautiful old town you can visit artists and galleries. Animation Nation will also be present at the Finkenberggasse. It's a great day trip and the city is on the border of the stunning Eifel region.

Animation Art: What is it?

Animation Art differs from other forms of modern art because it originally served another purpose. Every drawing or painting was used to make a fraction of a second in an animated cartoon. It starts with storyboards and sketches and ends with very precise drawings and a waterbased paint on a sheet of celluloid. On every original piece of animation art you will find production numbers to connect the image to the exact frame of the film. All have been used and show some wear and tear.

See us at Kunst & Living Fair in Rot terdam

Kunst en Living 2010
The date for this year is set to 29, 30 & 31 October! Kunst en Living 2010 is the art and lifestyle event for everybody and every budget.
Excellent wines, tasty food, beautiful accessories and interior advice together make Kunst en Living 2010 the place to be. In addition to enjoying art, you can also buy art pieces for your home, garden or personal workspace. Easily accessible, and still premium quality - the ideal combination. 29, 30 & 31 October 2010, Ahoy Rotterdam

AnimationNation at Wereld van Witte de With

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Er zijn GRENZEN

ER ZIJN GRENZEN !

GALERIE ANIMATION NATION
vergeet even dat er grenzen zijn!

Tijdens De Wereld van Witte de With laten we zien dat de animatie-kunst geen grenzen kent.

De grenzen van goed fatsoen en goede smaak, de grenzen van copyright en de grenzen van het lichamelijke worden vaak met voeten getreden, soms allemaal tegelijk.

Alleen in animatie kunnen de extreemste reacties, de dikste lippen en de vetste buiken worden getoond, want op papier kan tenslotte alles.

The Animation Art of Bill Meléndez

José Cuauhtémoc 'Bill' Meléndez (November 15, 1916 – September 2, 2008) was a Mexican character animator, film director and producer, known for his cartoons for Warner Brothers, UPA and the Peanuts series. Meléndez provided the voice of Snoopy and Woodstock in the latter as well.

He was born in Hermosillo in Mexico, but was educated in U.S. public schools in Douglas, Arizona, and later in Los Angeles at the Chouinard Art Institute (which would later become California Institute of the Arts).

De Animatie Kunst van Bill Meléndez

Vanaf 15 augustus staat tekenfilmlegende Bill Meléndez (1916-2008) centraal in een tijdelijke tentoonstelling in galerie AnimationNation in Rotterdam. Meléndez was vanaf de jaren 30 betrokken bij honderden tekenfilms, waaronder vele Oscar® en Emmy®-winnaars. In de tentoonstelling is ook werk te zien van collega's en vrienden van Meléndez. Zo krijgen we niet alleen een beeld van een uniek talent maar ook van de Amerikaanse animatiegeschiedenis van de afgelopen 70 jaar.

Vergeet even dat er grenzen zijn!

Galerie AnimationNation laat tijdens De Wereld van Witte de With zien dat de animatie kunst weinig grenzen kent.

Animatiekunst (de originele tekeningen en 'cels' die gebruikt werden om tekenfilms te maken) zoekt altijd de grens op. De grenzen van het goed fatsoen, de grenzen van stereotypering en de grenzen van het lichamelijke worden vaak met voeten getreden, soms allemaal tegelijk. Alleen in animatie kunnen de extreemste reacties, de dikste lippen en de vetste buiken worden getoond, want op papier kan tenslotte alles.

Global warming in 15 seconds clip

Global warming in 15 seconds clip

What do we sell and what not?

Many studios, starting in the 1950s, started to make copies of their best 'shots' and have artists repaint the same scene over and over again in the hundreds. Although you could say they are 'original' because they were hand painted, they were created with the sole purpose of making money. Even today, although the cartoons are made with a computer, you are still able to buy hand painted cells made in a limited edition. They are not part of animation history. It's like you take an original inspired piece of art and have somebody paint it again.

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