After leaving a screening last evening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, I stopped to take in the full grand lobby exhibit of Anime! This multi-media exhibition spotlights the art of Japanese animation, features nearly 400 cells, clips and character models from popular anime movies and series as “Akira”, “Dragon Ball Z”, “Ghost in the Shell”, “Pokeman: The First Movie”, and “Princess Mononoke”. Japanese comics have been a strong influence on modern art and this is a rare glimpse at artwork that has seldom been seen outside of Japan. http://oscars.org/ If this doesn't do it for you, there are multiple screenings every month straight from the Academy vaults.
Saturday, June 13, 2009
Anime! High Art – Pop Culture
After leaving a screening last evening at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, I stopped to take in the full grand lobby exhibit of Anime! This multi-media exhibition spotlights the art of Japanese animation, features nearly 400 cells, clips and character models from popular anime movies and series as “Akira”, “Dragon Ball Z”, “Ghost in the Shell”, “Pokeman: The First Movie”, and “Princess Mononoke”. Japanese comics have been a strong influence on modern art and this is a rare glimpse at artwork that has seldom been seen outside of Japan. http://oscars.org/ If this doesn't do it for you, there are multiple screenings every month straight from the Academy vaults.
