Monday, October 17, 2011

Tribute To Mary Blair

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will focus on the work of Mary Blair during the 17th Marc Davis Celebration of Animation lecture Thursday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

Giamio said that Disney had incredible artists and amazing craftsman, "but where Mary Blair was unique was that the work that she did here at the studio was not only beautiful work, what she did went beyond the project into a pure art form. It became art. It became a statement unto itself."

Her work, he added, transports you to another world. "Her most distinctive factor is that she is kind of showing us her soul. It is not just slick commercial art, it is the combination of commercial and the personal in the artistic sense. She puts herself into her art work and it transcends the greatest of the Disney movies."
Most of us, I think, are familiar with her work due to the "It's A Small World" attraction. Her style is certainly distinct, and that what makes it so loved and so unique.

Zz.

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