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The Animation Pimp: Just Like Us?
Whether ants, ogres or woolly mammoths, they all act like us North Americans. The Pimp questions just how tolerant we've grown; how far have we really come?
Animatin' in Adawe
From studios to independents to schools, Chris Robinson details the animation scene in Ottawa, from its humble, scientific beginnings to its current bubbling state.
The Animation Pimp: In Search of STUFF Part 3: Fear of a Non-Narrative Planet
Why are we so scared to venture outside of the carefully planned linear world of storytelling? The Pimp ventures an opinion.
The Animation Pimp: In Search of STUFF Part 2: Yummy and Yucky
The Pimp continues his analysis of art with a look at "taste." How do we assign judgement and why?
The Animation Pimp: In Search of STUFF Part 1: '(F)art'
The Pimp ponders the true meaning of art. From Plato to Aristotle to Nietzsche to Murder, She Wrote...the Pimp takes it all in and tries to find meaning.
The Animation Pimp: Greetings from St. Helena
Enraged by why certain films are screened at festivals and others aren't? The Animation Pimp tells it like it is from INSIDE the festival room.
If I Forget Thee, Lenica
Chris Robinson remembers Polish animator Jan Lenica and relates his life and art shaping times.
The Animation Pimp: Jimmy Neutron -- An Atomic Reaction
This month the Animation Pimp comments on Jimmy Neutron.
The Animation Pimp: Ho Ho Ho
Far away from the buzzing SIGGRAPH floor is the art gallery where high tech meets fine art. Annick Teninge reports on this fascinating realm.
The Animation Pimp: We, Myself and You
The Pimp reacts to the events of September 11, 2001 and relates them to our little animated corner of the earth.
Pierre Hébert and Animation in The Age of Digital Reproduction
As technology evolves, is independent animation being left behind? These and other concerns are currently being addressed by Pierre Hert.
The Spectacular Hi-Fi/Low-Fi Sounds and Images of Studio FilmTecknarna
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The Spectacular Hi-Fi/Low-Fi Sounds and Images of Studio FilmTecknarna
Armed with diverse styles and techniques, a knowledge and love of music, smart, subversive wit and a desire to innovate one never knows what to expect from Sweden's Studio FilmTecknarna, just that it will probably be visually and aurally riveting, while offering some food for thought.
The Animation Pimp Part 2: Pierre Hébert and the Work of Animation in the Age of Digital Reproduction
The Pimp continues with his theories on projectionists and offers some solutions to their tyrannical control over presenting an artists work.
Polish Animator Jan Lenica Dies
After battling a lengthy illness, the legendary Polish animator and artist, Jan Lenica died on October 5, 2001 in Berlin. He was 73 years old. Jan Lenica was born in 1928 in Poznan, Poland. He studied architecture at the Technical University of Warsaw. After leaving Poland, he moved to Paris and later to the U.S., where in 1974 he became a professor at Harvard University in Cambridge. In 1979 Lenica became the head of the animated films department at the University of Kassel in Germany.
The Animation Pimp: Rex, Epicurus and Me: The Search for Pleasure
Finally, something the Pimp likes! Rex The Runt. But, this month, we see that the Animation Pimp reads a lot into this show of four dogs.
The Animation Pimp: On the Condition Known as Aural Allochezia*
Boy, the Pimp is never happy! This month, the Animation Pimp discusses his great distaste at being hit over the head with music. Of course, he uses more colorful terms...
The Animation Pimp: Shrekxxx
The Animation Pimp takes a closer look at the sexual politics of Shrek, where it's better to promote bestiality than homosexuality.
