ANIME!!!

So Bill was all like: "Miyazaki was influenced by Disney, nature is awesome, we learn about what nature should be from animated films as kids...."

The lecture reminded me I have not seen Bambi since I was a kid. And I will definitely see it again soon. Bill showed the way Disney was presenting sexuality. All nice and clean, except for a few "full body erections".

On the other side of the Pacific Japanese animation also known as Anime is more explicit. Their animation is very explicit. I am sure they have some more suitable children animation, but they are famous for their Hentai, the sex and gore packed animations.

See the difference?


Teh other thing Bill did not mention (or did he? can not remember) is the influence of Japanese animation on the western world. More and more animations are trying to simulate the animation style of drawing and animation. So I guess the exchange goes both way.

Money Makin' vs. Artsy Fartsy

The question of commercial art has always been a subject that interested me. We live in a world where everything is sold and bought. Art has been commercial from the very start. Maybe the cave painters were still hunters, but I bet they got something from their peers. Respect? Food? Sexual favours? Who knows?
But it is clear that from the renaissance onwards art has been closely involved with money. Rich families competed and sponsored artists. Fine art and commercial art were one and the same.

But today some people separate commercial and fine art like Moses did the Red sea. I do not have anything the fine artists of today. But I do not like the attitude of some people who think that they are better and something more because they put something in a middle of a white room and call it art. Do not take me wrong sometimes I really enjoy a piece of minimalist modern art. But more likely I will admire well set type in a magazine advert.

In animation the difference is obvious. You can see the artistic, or abstract animation from miles away. To me the effect of let's say a piece of 3D digital animation and charcoal drawn abstract shape animation is similar. If it is well done I get a nice warm feeling (and no I do not wet myself).

To me both are art. Let us look at two completely different Oscar nominated animations.





Pixar.Short.Presto.2008.BluRay FULLHD from SUNKO on Vimeo.

One is clearly more artistic, while the other may classify as commercial.