party at the end of the world

mel tomlinson photographed by daniel s. sorine

illustrations for the legalization of marijuana in the state of california published in a 1974 issue of The Tide magazine, formerly The Lesbian Tide

Claude Gillot (1673–1722) - Witches' Sabbat, 18th century

a dental typodont made with a full set of 32 human teeth

Alan Parker, Joe Leitel and Bruce Reed Ben-Hurry (1959) dir. Richard Fontaine

Mitchell Villa - Three Graces, 2022 - Oil on canvas

If you can answer these questions, then you already have experience with the idea of visual language and stylistic choices being used to impart narrative meaning. If you can understand why these choices were made to impart meaning, then you can understand why animation is a medium for telling stories that has its own inherent value, and is not merely a "placeholder" for the eventual implementation of photorealistic presentation (aka "Live Action" CGI). Animation does not need to be "corrected" or "legitimized" by remaking it into the most representational simulation of observable reality.

1947

Bothersome beast, comforting friend

from The British Museum

Embroidered heart by Andrea Dezsö