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World Festival of Animated Film /
3 to 8 June 2019
World Festival of Animated Film / 3 to 8 June 2019
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Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase / Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase

Animation and Fine Arts 1: Inspired by 1

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Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase / Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase


Joan Gratz

United States / 1992 / 7' 0''



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Wednesday, 05. 06.,
Kaptol Boutique Cinema, Hall 1, 20:00 h


Synopsis


In Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase, images of the human face are transformed to communicate the graphic style and emotional content of major 20th century art works. This history of art won the Oscar in 1992 for Best Animated Short Film. The film was made in “Claypainting” techinque Gratz pioneered, working directly before the camera, she applies bits of clay, blends colors and etches fine lines to create a seamless flow of images.

Joan Gratz


Joan Gratz is an Academy Award winning director of animated short films and commercials. Her films range in content through painterly expressions of poetry, improvised abstraction, and animated social documentary. The technique she pioneered is “claypainting.”

 

Director

Joan Gratz


Production

Joan C. Gratz


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Animation and Fine Arts 1: Inspired by 1