03/04/2009

Poetry & Pros - Animation is Art

Opening Reception:
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
5pm - 8pm

Showing:
March 4 - April 4, 2009

Location:
The Mark K. Wheeler Gallery
1799 SE 17th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
954.308-2109

Gallery Hours:
M-F: 8am-10pm; Sat.,9am-5pm
Closed Sundays and holidays.

Is Animation Art?

Animators have always struggled with the debate of how such a commercial medium can be made just for Art's sake. It has been stated that Animation was not necessarily "not" Art but could never be "Fine" Art. How does one create an Animation that does not serve as utility or common practice, that engages the audience's sensibilities and makes the viewer think about greater things? In hopes of establishing our argument, this show couples pieces that are abstract, conceptual and poetic with that which are commercial, concrete and narrative.

We hope you enjoy them. We hope it is Art.

Craig A. Kelly & Randy Gossman

View the promotional video for this exhibit

Artists:

Randy Gossman has been teaching at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale since 1997 where he shares over 27 years of animation experience. This self-taught South Florida native has contributed to various video games, animated television shows, public service announcements and book titles including the Call of Duty PC game, Get Smart theatrical movie and the Harry Potter toy line for Mattel.

Craig A. Kelly has been teaching at The Art institute of Fort Lauderdale for 4 years and has been an alumni for over 20. His background includes a 4 year employment with AWE Productions as an Artist and Animator as well as art lead on several titles. Licenses included Nickelodeon, Warner Bros., Cartoon Network and Activision/Marvel. Other pieces included station Identities for MTV Latin America.