Art Art 14 May 2008 08:12 am
McClaren’s Drawings
- I don’t intend to give an introduction to Norman McLaren or his work here, but he obviously was one of the solidly great film makers on the “Art” side of animation. His films are worth studying for their timing, if not for their sheer genius. As a matter of fact, his exercise films on timing are incredible (though I have no idea how you’d get to see them today.)
I do have a book of some drawings by him, and given the stories about China in the news today, I thought I’d post some of his drawings done in China. These aren’t printed on the best of papers, so the quality isn’t all it could be. However, I thought it might _____________(Click any image to enlarge.)
be worth showing this other side to his art.
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Moving away from China, there are two other drawings I thought compelling and
would like to share here.
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on 14 May 2008 at 11:36 am 1.Tim Rauch said …
Beautiful, thanks for posting.
There’s a McClaren collection that came out recently, don’t have a copy myself but it looks like a pretty good one…
http://www.amazon.com/Norman-McLaren-Masters-Grant-Munro/dp/B000H7J9OY/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1210779303&sr=8-1
on 14 May 2008 at 2:32 pm 2.Emmett Goodman said …
Those drawings are beautiful, and so emotive. The one at the top of the trees making the woman’s face is a lovely composition. Norman McClaren, like a good filmmaker, was full of suprises.
on 20 May 2008 at 7:53 pm 3.Doug H said …
Dear Michael, I was intrigued with the “face in the tree” picture as it reminded me of the simulcrum by Henry Holiday which illustrates the disappearence of the Baker in “The Hunting of the Snark” I’ll send you a private email of that.
I have since floated this on a Lewis Carroll forum and it has evoked considerable interest. Can you (or anyone) tell me more??