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Showing posts with label arts. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 07, 2013
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Fada Moranga loves CRANKBUNNY!
The artist, in her own words
My name is Norma V Toraya and the species of rabbitfish before you is called a "Crankbunny".
I live in NYC and work as an animation director. People hire me to make them commercials, tv intros, music videos, projections, etc. I also work on my own personal films, build mechanical paper puppets, and run a small shop. I've lived in a bunch of different cities. I have a big finearts and film/animation background - yet ironically I have a fear of movie theatres.
My work is a layering of traditional techniques like hand drawn animation, under-the-camera, painting, and pixilation / stop-motion with a digital mishmosh of live-action compositing.
I'm a big fan of instinct. My friends and family all share the same frustration of not being able to get ahold of me - go figure.
Excerpt from the fancy bio - "Some things in life are slick, polished and blatantly obvious. But for Norma V. Toraya, who's also known as Crankbunny, these are exactly the things she shies away from. Instead, she's more inclined to explore timeless concepts like subtly, curiousity, texture and awkwardness. Her hand-drawn and computer-animated creations are often described as dark, sometimes noir and always magical."
PAPER PUPPETS
CARDS
ORNAMENTS
ANIMATION
Paper puppetry has never had someone so zealously dedicated until Paul Palooza started exploring its rare curiosities. A very small quirky world filled with amazing creatures, unusual storylines and enchanted paperie. Puppets have mansions. Dancers are made out of paper. Animals threw massive parties. Giant sea creatures boring people into panic. The universe of paper puppets needed someone like Paul Palooza to expose this wonderful impossibility of very handy craftwork.
BOOKS
Paper Puppet Palooza is a craft book that will show you how to make a wide variety of paper puppets, marionettes, dolls, toys, shadow puppets and gifts.
PaperPuppetPalooza
Paper Puppet Palooza by Norma V. Toraya
Paper-Puppet-Palooza on Amazon
SHOP
LINKS
Tuesday, June 01, 2010
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Celebrating Earth Day!
Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's environment. 
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Strange and extravagant!
Ralph Waldo Emerson believed that all things are connected to God and, therefore, all things are divine.
LINKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
http://www.rwe.org/
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/ralph_waldo_emerson.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
http://www.rwe.org/
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/r/ralph_waldo_emerson.html
Art by Marilyn Scott Waters, the ToyMaker
Link to download the font in this image:
http://www.scottwatersdesign.com/1lj/Meticulous.ttf
http://www.scottwatersdesign.com/1lj/Meticulous.ttf
Monday, March 09, 2009
Meet Elya Yalonetski
You can admire some of her sculptures and ceramic beauties
on the Abramtsevo Art and Industry College website
More photos on Flickr
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Fada Moranga loves chicken!
Once upon a time there was a little boy who had a green dream.
In his dream there used to live a chicken.
A very big chicken!
He started drawing... trying to make this dream come true.
One day, the green chicken was born.
His beloved bird had taken on a face, a shape, a place and a function:
a rocking chair!
In his dream there used to live a chicken.
A very big chicken!
He started drawing... trying to make this dream come true.
One day, the green chicken was born.
His beloved bird had taken on a face, a shape, a place and a function:
a rocking chair!
The Green Chicken by Jaime Hayon
Jaime HayĆ³n is a Spanish artist-designer, born in Madrid in 1974.
Friday, August 22, 2008
Fada Moranga loves playing Picasso!
"Moranga" by Fada Moranga
Create your own Picasso head!
click Mr.PicassoHead
Picasso exhibition in Portugal, Portimao (Algarve)
AN EXHIBITION of art inspired by and featuring the works of Pablo Picasso will mark the opening of a new art gallery in PortimĆ£o on Sunday, from August 24th to October 19th.
The exhibition, Olhar Picasso, Picasso Look, idealized by Rui Paes, the first of its kind to be held in the Algarve and will be divided into three areas, works by Picasso, an exhibition of photography of Lee Miller and an area dedicated to works of art from Portuguese artists inspired by Picasso.
Works by Picasso on display will represent the various mediums used by Picasso in his artwork; engravings, ceramic sculptures and of course his paintings that have become synonymous with the modern art movement.
Children are also invited to learn about Picasso and his art by becoming involved with the Discovery of Picasso area of the gallery where children are invited to acquire new knowledge and experiences through painting at the gallery.
Galeria Arade
Parque de ExposiƧƵes de PortimĆ£o, 8500-726 PortimĆ£o Portugal
Tel.: 00351.282 410 440 / Fax: 00351.282 410 445 / E-mail: geral@expoarade.pt
Up to 14th September open 15.00 to 23.00. From 15th September open 10.00 to 18.00
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