The ‘Monsters, Inc.’ gag – where Mike is always covered by something. It’s the cherry on top for his character.
Genius Loci (2020) – I believe it is Oscar nominated, but I love how this animation is painted with the most simplest and thinnest lines.
A Street of Books – Unknown artist, have no clue whether it is an animation or just a still image.
Glimpse of Indian Animation
Clare Weeks is said to be the ‘Pioneer of Indian Animation’. An American man who had 16 years of work with Disney was invited by the Information of Films India to set up and head the animation division in Bombay, India.
Animation in India started with Leather puppetry, but then began to look at the political side of things within India. The government recognised that animation was a tool to educate the Indian public and to also use it for their political means. For instance, animation as an educational tool was utilised for the common person to truly understand certain aspects about life through visual imagery. During the 1950’s, the majority of the Indian public were unable to read or write, therefore animation allowed people to be educated in a visual way. This form of communication showcased adverts and infographics for political propaganda, shopping, hygiene related issues and so on.
Following on from the ‘political propaganda’ era of Indian animation, during the mid 70’s, artist ‘Abid’ utilised animation in his fine art practice as displayed in the video above. This is a far stretch from the beginnings of Indian animation, however the commonality between leather puppetry and Abid’s live action / stop motion performance lies within the storytelling. However, the differences are very stark – colour comes into play and therefore the stylistic approach with composition and form is more prevalent.