"A Day at the Beach" made in Intro to Visual Art at Kish

If you thought Wolverine, or Star Trek would be the Summer Blockbuster, think again. "A Day at the Beach," is "a work of art," ..."pure cinematic gold," "Aardman...move over, cuz there's a new Daddy in town."

A collaboration in our Art Appreciation class at Kishwaukee College. Each student altered the poses and created the clay actors in our 3rd Intro to Visual Art Production. "A Day At The Beach" is a 3-ring circus of activity. Little did they know a day of the beach would be full of bunnies on the prowl, starfish on the attack, avalanches, and collosal lobster! Next time, better head to the private beach! Enjoy.

Happy Holidays and Have a good Break.

Enjoy the snow, your travels, and see you in the Spring!  

Meanwhile...enjoyt Kish student Andy Hongisto's animation he made for one of Carol-lynn's classes.

The synopsis: 

A bored patron of the desert is tired of everyday life. He soon finds out his desert homeland isn't what he assumed it was...

Animation that Happens in the Streets

Some more Summer Videos...A fun animation painted on public walls in Buenos Aires and Baden. Interesting to think about the fact that animation can occur in the streets, on buildings, paper, computers, or anywhere. All you need is imagination and a good work ethic to get started. MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu. Pay attention to the trace of the image that remains slightly visible as it becomes painted over.


Reminds me of the South African artist, William Kentridge and his hand drawn animations. Enjoy.

Art and "The Dot and the Line."

Below is an animated short called: The Dot and the Line: A Romance In Lower Mathematics, directed by Chuck Jones for Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios. The story was written and illustrated originally as a book by Norton Juster. The title is a reference to the story: Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott.

Artistically speaking, the animation visually demonstrates gestalt color interaction and geometric abstraction in an anthropomorphic and narrative format. The animation has a feeling of styles from Bauhaus, Expressionism, Hard-Edge/Geometric Abstraction, and Op Art. The animation also brings to mind artists such as Piet Mondrian, Josef Albers, Barnet Newman, Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, and even a little Paul Klee.

Lighthearted artistic visual pleasure, and fun too. Without further adieu, please enjoy our feature presentation of: "The Dot and the Line."



And remember, "To the vector belongs the spoils!"

The Art of Animation

Flash 8 is a great tool, and here is an example that i don't ever tire of.