Mister Cartoon, a famous L.A.-based tattoo artist, known for tattooing the likes of Beyonce and Eminem, is now offering his services at the Marcel Hotel in Gramercy. This hotel is hosting Mister Cartoon as a part of an artist in-residence series. Mister Cartoon also has many pieces of original art featured in the hotel lobby. Many hotels like the Marcel look to give promotions to raise awareness about their hotel and to set them apart from the pack in the highly competitive world of hotels in the City. Sean Hennessey, the chief executive at Lodging Investment Advisors, a consulting firm, said, “Hotels do these promotions, like offering a $10,000 cocktail complete with engagement ring, not so much because guests order them but because it creates an image of the hotel in patrons’ minds.” And it does indeed. This is the first time such a thing has been introduced into a NYC hotel, however it is the third time Mister Cartoon has done this particular promotion for the Marcel. Mister Cartoon, whose real name is Mark Machado, is a skilled graffiti and airbrush artist and has also done many illustrations for magazine and album covers. He began tattooing in the mid-90s when a prominent tattoo artist promised to take him under his wing if Machado promised to stop drinking and smoking. More than ten years later, and Mister Cartoon has now made a name for himself.

At the hotel, a man referred to as Mr. Hilfiger, came to have the space under his chin tattoed. Mr. Hilfiger said that he could relate very much to Mister Cartoon, being only 100 days sober and arriving with who he referred to as his “spiritual advisor”. Mr. Hilfiger must also work as a part of his probation for illegal marijuana possesion. His father, clothing designer and fashion magnate Tommy Hilfiger, was not thrilled with the idea of him having the area beneath his chin tattoed, saying, “Why can’t you wait until I’m in my grave?” Instead, Mr. Hilfiger had the space filled with the phrase “I love you, Dad.” How wonderfully ironic.

Anyone interested in being tattoed by the artist Mister Cartoon can make a reservation with the hotel to do so. Room rates run about $244 a night.

I thought this article was interesting because it showed how the perception of art spans to include tattoo art as well. I think this idea will definitely increase the Hotel’s reservations and income. I suppose tattoo art is becoming more widely accepted as a cultural norm, rather than an art form exclusively dominated by gangs and other deviant subcultures…

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Charles Smith’s “Knock Me a Kiss” is a play about the marriage of Harlem Renaissance’s two symbolic figures, the daughter of the scholar W. E. B. Dubois and Harlem’s great poet, Countee Cullen. This part comedy and part tragedy is fictional, but was inspired by true events. W. E. B. DuBois, wanting to raise “social respectability” of African Americans, convinced the famous poet Countee Cullen to marry his daughter, Yolande. But Yolande actually likes Jimmy Lunceford, a jazz bandleader. In the end, she ends up chooses to honor her father’s decision and marries with his best man. Yolande then goes back to Jimmy, but finds that he doesn’t want her anymore.
According to the New York Times review,the play was a great success.  It was funny without turning into a parody nor taking away from the plot.  But like we were discussing today, there are other things that factor into the viewing experience, like the theater.  Unfortunately, neither the Neil Genzlinger, the New York Times reviewer, nor the reader who reviewed the article itself, liked the theater very much.  Genzlinger called the Abrons Art Center dingy, and said that the play deserved a better theater space.  And as the reviewer said, a theater where there are rats and roaches can become quite distracting, so perhaps it is better to wait for another production in a different theater before seeing it.  Or else, take the reviewer’s advice and wear plastic from head to toe.

What the title of my blog post alludes to is the upcoming holiday of Hanukkah. Hanukkah is celebrated by lighting a Menorah (or candelabra) all 8 nights of the holiday. The Jewish Museum on Fifth Avenue has the largest collection of Menorahs of any other museum, and they will be on display until January 30. The museum hired architect Daniel Libeskind to design the installation, and called it “A Hanukkah Project: Daniel Libeskind’s Line of Fire”. Libeskind designed a red base for the menorahs that zig zags in different directions, representing flames of lighted Hanukkah candelabras. “Line of Fire” refers to Libeskind’s 1988 sculpture. The Jewish Museum hired Libeskind to create this exhibition installation because “he has such a strong sense of memory, place and sensitivity for history in his work,” said Susan Braunstein, curator of Archaeology and Judaica.
There are 40 lamps that will be on display, that vary from modern, such as Karim Rashid’s “Menoramorph”, to Baroque repousse pieces. There is also a variation between oil lamps versus candles. According to Braunstein, typical households use oil, whereas Temples and Synagogues use candles.
Some of the Menorahs will be on sale at the Museum’s shop. For those on the run, and those who don’t have considerable amounts of money to spend on a Hanukkah lamp, can invest in the iMenorah iphone app which allows one to “light candles”. Although, be aware that this does not actually exempt one from the actual action of lighting the Menorah – in case you’re Jewish and wondering…
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Undoubtedly, it’s one of the most instantly recognizable buildings in the world, universally recognized as one of the finest works ever created by one of the world’s finest architects… and it’s not even finished.  I’m talking, of course, about Antoni Gaudi’s Sangrada Familia in Barcelona Spain.

Begun in 1882, the Sangrada Familia was designed to be Gaudi’s magnum opus, and the plans are so mind-bogglingly intricate that it isn’t hard to see why it would take so long to build. The church, which will reach a peak height of 558 feet upon the completion of its main spire, is (like so much of Gaudi’s work) designed on the principle of biomimeticism. With staircases that take their cues from conch shells, windows and gates modeled on honeycomb coral, and columns that mimic the growth patterns of plants, the Sangrada Familia is truly a sight to behold.

Interestingly, this sort of biologically inspired architecture that made Gaudi so famous is a rather prescient precursor to the modern study of the incredible efficiency of natural structures. Even today, Gaudi’s century-old natural designs are remarkably fresh and interesting; as Gaudi so famously put it, “originality is returning to the origin.. nature does not go out of fashion.”

As of this month the unfinished Sangrada Familia has officially been consecrated by Pope Benedict XVI as a basilica, and construction is scheduled to be completed in 2026.

More info HERE.

In Anthropology 101 my class has recently learned about the cultural influence on a society and how that shapes the society’s ideas of gender. Most of us  assume that there are only two genders, male and female. However, there are societies in the world that have up to seven different genders. This is a nice little factoid and it ties nicely into an article I read over the weekend which deals with the expectations we associate with gender. The article is about  the french countertenor Philippe Jaroussky. A countertenor is a singing rarity whereby a male singer has the vocal range equal to a contralto, mezzo-soprano, or soprano. For those of you who have no idea the differences I will break it down nice and simple for you, the guy sounds like a girl. The sounds of countertenors, while interesting are definitely not for everyone. Some may marvel at this anomaly while may be revolted by hearing a young man sound like he is an eight year old girl. In the past choir boys have been used in roles when a more feminine voice was needed. However, the process necessary to become a choir boy or treble has shockingly made them extinct. In the 20th century the countertenor has become more popular because of increased interest in Baroque opera. With the depletion of available choir boys, countertenors have been used to take their place. As many of you may know, men have been used throughout history in female roles. Shakespeare is one of the more famous people to use this sort of gender crossing tactic. In fact Shakespeare’s plays often play off of the fact that women are driven mad by a boy that in his feminine and angelic nature may be a girl( I doubt our female dominated class will agree). Certain acting rolls call for the actor to dress and act as if he /she were a member of the opposite sex, some examples are Dustin Hoffman in “Tootsie”, Tyler Perry in the Madea movies, Hilary Swank in “Boys Don’t Cry”, and Cate Blanchett as Bob Dylan in “I’m Not There.”This blurring of male and female roles is very interesting and I think it adds another dimension to an artistic experience. It’s connected to an idea that we have been talking about in class related to the brain. When a person has certain expectations prior to a performance(seeing a male singer in this case) if those expectations are either met(standard male voice) or completely turned upside down(shockingly high pitched voice), the person’s reaction to what he has experienced will be affected. Of course the reaction a person has will be unique because of his or her various interests, but the societal influence of gender expectations will be a factor as well.

NY Times article about Jaroussky
listen to Jaroussky

Jaroussky reminds me of one of my favorite singers, Mika(crazy voice range rumored at 5 octaves).
Mika “Lollipop”
Mika “Happy Ending”

Recently, I heard about an art related documentary called “Crazy Art” that I really want to see. It is about three different artists from California that all have Schizophrenia. The film follows their lifelong struggle with the illness, but it also focuses on how art has helped them cope and find a voice.

For those of you who don’t know what Schizophrenia is: it is a mental illness that causes delusions, hallucinations and constant bombardments of voices. For the three artists, they originally turned to drugs and alcohol in order to stop the voices, but these methods often made them destructive and suicidal. This documentary shows how they’ve each found solace by creating art.

‘Without art, I wouldn’t be alive,’ is something they all believe in. Art provides them with a distraction from their chaotic world, but it is not a cure. They still hear voices and need strong medication. But there is something about art that “organizes” the brain. This concept is still fairly confusing to doctors, but not new. Many people believed that Vincent Van Gogh suffered from several medical and mental disorders, but at the peak of his psychiatric symptoms, there was also a peak in the artistic world. Why do you guys this is the case?

I was reading an old Reader’s Digest magazine and came across an article about artist Guido Daniele. He does a lot of body painting work, but his hand paintings are probably what he is most well-known for. What is hand art exactly?

Here’s a picture that might help you understand:

Guido Daniele paints realistic images of animals onto people’s hands in different poses. What’s cool about this idea is that the hand has to be perfectly positioned or else the illusion is not as effective. If you look on his website, you can see how the artist creatively thought of different poses to represent a specific animal. The image of the deer (on the website), for example, required three hands: one for the head and two for the antlers.

Another cool thing that Daniele does is that he uses the lines of the hand to add to the piece. For example, in the image of the elephant below, he used the wrinkles and creases of the fingers to add to the piece, since that is how elephant skin looks like.

A lot of Daniele’s work is used for advertisements, so you may have seen his work in magazines or photos. I’ve definitely seen this At&t advertisement on the side of a bus before:

Unfortunately, photos are the only way he can document the pieces he creates, because the art is not permanent. The paint is easily washable.

Here’s a link to his website

I’m one of those kids who grew up idolizing “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. I fell in love with Tim Burton’s weird and sometimes disturbing artistic style. Now at MOMA there’s an exhibit featuring the work of Tim Burton. According to this art review, the exhibit itself isn’t very impressive. The writer actually refers to it as “a letdown”. Nonetheless, I think its pretty exciting to see popular television and film styles at an established and well-respected museum. Known for his wide-range of films from “Edward Scissorhands” to the first 3-D stop motion movie, “Coraline” Burton is known for his glorification of the child outcast who is always a little too weird and a little too sad to be considered mainstream. As his work enters this mainstream I hope he continues creating a style that is both heartbreaking and offbeat.

Here’s an image from the exhibit.

We didn’t get to watch the “Animaniacs” patter song that I was talking about so let’s take it to the blog! The “Animaniacs” episode is actually called “HMS Yakko” as a parody of  Gilbert and Sullivan’s H.M.S Pinafore. They have many patter songs and all are pretty comical. One of there songs is entitled “I am the Very Model of a Cartoon Individual”. Others are very informational educational ranging from the U.S. capitals to the nations of the world. The choice of patter song for an educational purpose is genius, because as Professor Smaldone told us it fits a lot of information into a small window.  Another patter song that I enjoy is from the show “Scrubs.” This show has a completely musical episode and one of the songs is actually set to the tune of Modern Major General. I had not realized this until class today when I recognized the melody from the video we watched. I definitely will enjoy this ranting patter song more now because I know what inspired it. Obviously  Gilbert and Sullivan have had a profound impact on music and on pop culture, I just didn’t really know how much of an impact they have had on me until today.

Some lady singing their parody of Modern Major General
Presidents
States
Nations of the World
Scrubs

There is no doubt that music plays an important role in facilitating people spiritually for all kinds of religion. One of the earliest and most known examples is the Gregorian chant of the Middle ages. However, sacred music of not only Roman Catholicism, but in other denominations as well are often overlooked artistically. Thus, Lincoln Center started the White Light Festival for the fall season, its new annual fall festival that is “focused on music’s transcendent capacity to illuminate our larger interior universe.” During this festival, the “spiritual dimension of music as manifested in different cultural and musical traditions” is explored, where performances ranging from Western religions to Hinduism is played.

The festival is supposed to end tomorrow, November 18, but the performance of the Manganiyar Seduction has been rescheduled to November 22 and 23. Hindustani classical music, folk music, and songs from Sufi Muslim roots are performed on a color, multi-level set. It’s a dramatic piece that starts with a single voice, joined by another, and another, and later with an accumulation of instruments.

I wish I knew about this festival earlier, but I’ll be sure to check it out next year.

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As kids my twin brother and I always had places to hide and play, but we weren’t lucky enough to have our own xyloid haven. If you read that sentence and think that I’m talking about seeking refuge in a xylophone, you’re not far off. The prefix “xyl” means wood(xylophone=wood phone), therefore you probably all realized that I’m referring to the childhood staple of a Tree House. Tree Houses are eco-friendly structures that have has many uses over time. They have been used as shelter for”tree sitters”(people protesting the destruction of forest), they are the common housing style for a New Guinea tribe called the Korowai, and obviously they have helped many young children become the coolest kids on the block. Besides being eco-friendly Tree Houses are not really subject to building regulations which means you can add on that wooden dining room you’ve been “pining” for (nothing like a good tree pun). This is all well and good, but you might be asking “why is Doron telling me this seemingly useless information and what does it have to do with art”?  Well to answer your question Professor Smaldone, I recently came across pictures of some of the coolest buildings I have ever seen, and amazingly they are all Tree Houses. Some of these Tree Houses were built for environmental reasons, and their owners live in them year round. Others are used as natural getaway where people can meditate and relax. Even more astounding are the plans to GROW A TREE HOUSE! The Tree House has been associated with child’s play but after seeing these awe inspiring creations I can view them as a very interesting type of architecture. Many of the complex and funky Tree Houses I saw use innovative technology to enhance the Tree House image we may have in our minds. They are truly an amazing arboreal union of nature, technology, and art.

Tree Houses

A nice little tune about Tree Houses…enjoy

In The Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, Richard Garet’s “Electrochroma” will be presented from September 25 to November 28 of this year.  “Electrochroma” is an audiovisual creation that combines electronic sound and moving kinetic and abstract images.  In creating this show, which lasts 52 minutes, Garet was experimenting with sound and image, trying to discern the relationship between the two.  Garet is also trying to create a certain digital environment and see how the audience reacts to the sounds and images.  This reflects Garet’s interests in human reactions to natural and artificial environments.  In the minute excerpt, the show seems to be a little seizure-inducing.  The Village Voice review thought that the show would drive the audience towards delirium.  “Electrochroma” starts off with quiet pulsing beats.  It eventually gains momentum, and the magnitude of the noise can reach high levels of intensity.  The excerpt is from one of the quieter, slower parts, but you can kind of get the idea of the show.  Personally, I would be interested, but a little apprehensive to go see it.

Yes you read correctly, real quidditch! Quidditch, as in the sport that they play in Harry Potter. Sunday was the World Quidditch Cup hosted by IQA (International Quidditch Association). If you’ve never heard of quidditch before, let me take a brief moment to explain the game. Two teams play against each other with seven players on each team, 1 seeker, 3 chasers, 2 beaters, and 1 keeper. The point of the game is to score as much as possible, and to capture the snitch. In the book, the quidditch takes place in the air (because it is a book about wizards), but since people can’t fly real quidditch does not involve flying.

If you’re still confused, I suggest you google it.

When I first heard about it, it was a mixture of awe and shock that people actually play quidditch. I was extremely curious as to how they could manage to play a sport that exists only in books and movies. I know that there are millions of Harry Potter fans out there, but being there on Sunday was truly an experience. I’ve never been a Harry Potter event, whether it is a book signing, concert, or a leaky con. The effect that this series has on people is incredible. Harry Potter is an extremely good example of how profound the effects of the arts are. A book series created a new sport that real universities play! (Much like how Star Wars inspired a religion of The Force).

Regrettably, I wasn’t able to take any good videos of the games but I did find something on Youtube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKW4rVivffU&feature=related

Click Here for another video that somehow didn’t show up here.

Ever wonder what’s going on in the seemingly infinite amount of cells that are all around us? No? well me neither. There are however many people that are interested in questions like this, they are called scientists. In a recent NY times article I read about some very interesting scientists. These scientists are not only connoisseurs when it comes to ribosomes, cytoplasm, and mitochondria, but they are also experts in animation. Many scientists in the past have used pictures to help explain whatever complex subject it is that they are talking about. However, even scientists sometimes have a problem visualizing and understanding what is really going on. Scientists like Dr. Robert A. Lue, Dr. Janet Iwasa, Dr. Tomas Kirchhausen use molecular animation to think and see microscopic science through a whole new lens. When speaking of her interesting approach Dr. Iwasa said “For me, the animations are a way to glue all this information together in some logical way. By doing animation I can see what makes sense, what doesn’t make sense. They force us to confront whether what we are doing is realistic or not.” Science animations have recently gained notoriety because of Drew Berry AKA the “Steven Spielberg of molecular animation.” Berry is a cell biologist who has had some of his work shown in the MOMA, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris. The videos from a scientific visualization program at Harvard called BioVisions have also helped spread the word about molecular animation. Their videos “The Inner Life of the Cell”(about white blood cells attacking infections) and Powering the Cell:Mitochondria(about the molecules in our cells that convert food into energy) are spectacular. They remind me of documentaries I have seen about the happenings of life underwater. Maybe it’s the music used for the background and the way the molecules move, but I began to forget that I was watching animations of the workings of cells. The videos have vibrant colors which are obviously added at the science-animators discretion in order to highlight certain functions or parts of the cell. In reality there is no color as the cell parts are too small to that they fall below the wavelength of light. I’m amazed and astounded by these scientists because not only do they possess immense scientific information, they are able to creatively put their wealth of knowledge together to produce an intelligent and aesthetically pleasing product. I’ve been trying to decide what direction I should take in terms of my future career and amongst other things science and media studies have both come up in discussion. I don’t know if I would be able to do what these incredible people are doing but it makes me appreciate their work even more. This article also kind of reminded me of a movie I saw that depicted life inside of a human’s body(Bill Murray), “Osmosis Jones”. While the movie was not Oscar winner it was very amusing to see the molecular aspects of our bodies in anthropomorphic forms.

NY Times article
“The Inner Life of the Cell”
“Powering the Cell:Mitochondria”
Osmosis Jones Trailer

So maybe all of you aren’t incredibly excited about the new Harry Potter movie opening this Friday, but I certainly am. Of course, then, I began to read the Times Arts article entitled “A Screenwriter’s Hogwarts Decade” as soon as I saw the headline.

This article discusses Steve Kloves, the Potter screenwriter, and his role in the Harry Potter series. Kloves has been entrusted, since Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, with transcribing J.K. Rowling’s words into a screenplay. He constantly works at balancing accuracy with time and slaves over word choice and trueness of character.

Mr. Kloves, in an interview, also discusses the idea of living with art. He has lived in the Harry Potter world for years. The characters to him are not just words on a page of Rowling’s book or his script. They are not just stories to be acted out. He also discusses the wealth of knowledge Rowling knows about her Harry Potter universe that is never discussed directly in her novels.

I think this article highlights the idea of art as a living entity and also the balance that must be put into creating a great work of art, especially when it involves an adaptation of another work.

Besides, someone needed to discuss Harry Potter.

I spent a solid 10 minutes staring at the desktop background image of the guy sitting next to me on the train before I finally decided that I absolutely had to know what it was. The picture was, after all, absolutely fascinating: an abstract shape of earthy colors, alternating between sweetly delicate and grotesquely anatomical. Turns out it was a painting by a female British artist who goes by the handle of GL Brierley, who recently had her first solo show (called Matersatz) in a London gallery last month.

To me, the most interesting thing about Brierley’s paintings is the definite sense of solidness and texture she manages to give to each “object.” Despite their complete abstraction, her subjects always retain the aura of something very physical. I love the luminous waxy feel of her paintings, and her habit of working on wood somehow makes her complex objects seem all the more plausible. I hope you guys find her art as interesting as I do! Click HERE for more info.

After reading Susan’s post I had Disney on my mind, which got me thinking about all the
amazing movies that the company has made. From there I somehow began wondering about the origins of Disney’s films. I had already known that “Aladdin” was based on the Arabian folk tales, but after a little bit of research I was shocked to discover where many of Disney’s ,movies stem from. Many of Disney’s films are based on either folk tales, myths, or previously published stories. The people at Disney do a great job of adapting whatever source they are working with into a fun and amusing animated adventure. They usually combine the original story line, great music, child friendly subject matter, and a couple of jokes for the adults(to help them enjoy and not dread going to a “kid’s” movie). The variety of sources used for these movies is astounding and it’s so interesting how a great family movie can be produced from such diversity. Here is a short list of some of our Disney favorites and what they are based on. It’s cool how over time old art and culture develops into new art and culture.

Snow White-“Snow White”-Brothers Grimm, The Jungle Book- various stories from Rudyard Kipling, Robin Hood-“The Legend of Robin Hood”, The Lion King- inspired by Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”, Pocohantas- The legend of Pocohantas and accounts by John Smith, The Hunchback of Notre Dame- story by Victor Hugo, Hercules- myth of Hercules, Mulan- legend of Hua Mulan, Tangled(new movie coming soon)- “Rapunzel” Brothers Grimm

These are just some for a larger list click here

Finally, after many failed attempts I was able to see the movie I have been itching to view. No I don’t mean the “Social Network”(although I did see that as well and it was great), I am talking about the amusing although horrific third installment in the “Jackass” franchise. “Jackass 3D”, as the name suggests is more than simply the buffoonery and stupidity that you may be used to in two dimensions. I am sure you are all familiar with the “Jackass” boys and their handiwork but on the off chance that you are not, I’ll post some links so that you all can enjoy. I don’t know what it is about the stunts and absurdity that these guys partake in but i can’t look away. I like to think I have more of a sophisticated sense of humor than this, one that is tremendously dry and sarcastic. It is generally hard for something or someone to make me laugh out loud, but when watching “Jackass” I can’t control myself. These skits(if you can even call them that) make me howl in laughter and at times are so disturbing that I feel like I am going to vomit. So I must wonder,why on earth do I enjoy watching grown men hit one another with various projectiles, get gored by live animals, and constantly put themselves in serious danger? why do I yell “oh no!” or “oh my G-d!” every 5 seconds but somehow cannot look away. These men are a self inflicted train wreck and I love every minute of it.  I guess in a sick and twisted way there is something alluring about seeing other people do stupid and dangerous things, even if it’s done for a cheap laugh. I don’t know if I’ll ever understand it but I don’t know if i really care. After a tough week of school seeing this movie was a great kick off to a desperately needed weekend. Thankfully I am not alone in receiving immense enjoyment from the shenanigans of these..well…Jackasses, but if you are more cultured and sophisticated than I am(which I’m almost positive is true) and find these guys moronic that’s fine I just ask one thing from you.

please..please..please….don’t judge me.

The trailer for Jackass 3D

I love food…and based on the content of Professor Smaldone’s analogies, as well as our class’ reaction, it’s safe to say that you all do too. Because of my adoration for aliment I find myself frequently flipping the T.V. to either the Cooking Channel or Food Network. There are many delightful and delicious programs on these networks, but I would like to introduce you all to one in particular, it is called “Ace of Cakes”. This show is about the happenings of a unique bakery that makes incredible custom cakes. The cast of cake artists at Charm City Cakes(in Baltimore) are all tremendously quirky as well as enormously talented. They employ various techniques both in the construction of the cakes and in their decoration. Whether it’s airbrushing the sculpted fondant(special icing that can be molded), creating flowers and little people by hand, or painting intricate details on to their confectionery canvasses, these artists continuously blow my mind and tease my tummy. When it comes to the discussion of “what is art” or “is this art”, a person’s feelings can be easily affected by the mood that he/she is in at the time. Hunger can definitely be a contributing factor to the type of mood a person is in. I am no different and cannot help my belly from rumbling every time I watch this show. Regardless, I definitely am able to appreciate these artists for the work that they do, both for my eyes and for my stomach.

Charm City Cakes website, check out their creations

Now that 3-D is the new special effect, used in everything from crazy sci-fi films live “Avatar” to the amazingly cheesy dance flick “Step Up”, George Lucas has caught on to the trend. He has announced his plans to release the first Star Wars movie in 3D in 2012.

Well, not everyone is pleased about this. Well Eric Power made the awesome video below which is almost a revolt against the 3-d treatment. He made his own version of the trilogy using paper animation.

I always find it ironic to see videos that are “old-school” on youtube which seems to me as overused symbol of our technologically advanced age. Another example of this is Coraline, a movie by Tim Burton entirely using stop-motion clay-animation but is also in 3-D. To me, this mix is the definition of our time; taking influence from the old and incorporating it with the new.