Came across this surrealist painter today.
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Check out more of his works here.
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In an old forgotten military base far from civilization, a group of deranged military officers nurture their insanity.
Directed by Tomek Baginski in 2005
Xia Xiaowan - Return
Inspired by x-ray photography, Xia Xiaowan creates his works on layers of glass while exploring the absurd and strange qualities of realism. As one walks around the installation, the image changes along each shift of perspective, blurring the line between painting and sculpture.
View more of his work at the Galerie Urs Meile gallery.
As real as it gets
Behind the scene process: http://www.flickr.com/photos/18697966@N00/sets/72157608377333404/detail/
While maps have become a common site on the net, who knew they could be used to tell stories too?
Check out Christopher’s reel on character rigging and animation at http://www.christophercrouzet.com/showreel.php
Interesting image, good example of how technology can add new dimensions to ‘old’ art: a 3d version of Under the Wave off Kanagawa that Hokusai wouldn’t achieve even if he lived through a hundred (sorry Hokusai =D). See it here, and the original here.
Hokusai's Wave in 3D
For those who have not seen the movie Kungfu Panda, it’s a 3D animated feature about a panda dreaming of kungfu greatness and eventually realizing his potential after going through various humiliation and training. While the film was undoubtedly high in standard, as expected from the producer of Shrek, I was surprised by its well executed opening sequence, which was done in traditional 2D animation.
Barely two and a half minutes long, the audience is treated to a fast paced action sequence with superb timing, color, character, staging, sound effects and narration, and did I mention timing? I feel that although the rest of the elements worked great together, it was the timing and pacing which managed to pack so much back to back action and effects into the 2 minutes yet allowing enough time for the audience to take it all in. Every motion had a purpose and was well planned to carry on the story and pace.
You can download the piece in quicktime format at Art of the Title, and enjoy it frame by frame.
http://www.artofthetitle.com/2008/10/03/kung-fu-panda/