{"id":1198,"date":"2007-04-18T14:55:00","date_gmt":"2007-04-18T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/pixar-down-under"},"modified":"2007-04-18T14:55:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-18T14:55:00","slug":"pixar-down-under","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pixarplanet.com\/blog\/pixar-down-under\/","title":{"rendered":"Pixar Down Under!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_nIqrDPD-Np8\/RiWmI0q-VEI\/AAAAAAAAAMc\/8zOBYKCjP1w\/s1600-h\/media.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp0.blogger.com\/_nIqrDPD-Np8\/RiWmI0q-VEI\/AAAAAAAAAMc\/8zOBYKCjP1w\/s400\/media.png\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054628827301303362\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">To infinity and beyond: Pixar exhibition comes to Melbourne<\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nOver 500 original works of art, including sketches, paintings and sculptures will go on display at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in a new exhibition celebrating Pixar Animation Studios creators of Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles opening 28 June in an Australian exclusive.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Pixar: 20 Years of Animation<\/span> will features paintings, concept art, sculptures, and an array of digital installations revealing the intricate, hands-on processes behind Pixar\u2019s computer-generated films popular around the world with both children and adults.<\/p>\n<p>John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of Disney and Pixar Animation Studios said \u201cWe are thrilled <span class=\"caps\">ACMI<\/span> is honouring the artists of Pixar with this exhibition. Our artists work in traditional media \u2013 hand drawings, painting, sculpture \u2013 as well as the computer, to create our films.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn our world the computer is a tool, the same as a pencil or a brush. Our artists create so much beautiful art for each film that most people never get to see, so we are very grateful to <span class=\"caps\">ACMI<\/span> for giving Australians a rare chance to see behind the scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tony Sweeney, Director, <span class=\"caps\">ACMI<\/span> said &#8220;<span class=\"caps\">ACMI<\/span> is thrilled to be presenting this blockbuster exhibition under the umbrella of Melbourne Winter Masterpieces. <span class=\"caps\">ACMI<\/span> continues to bring to Victoria the works of the masters of the world of film, television and new media and is delighted to host this exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/upcomingpixar.blogspot.com\/2007\/04\/pixar-down-under.html\">Read on&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"fullpost\">\u201cPixar has pioneered a revolution in theatrical animation and has been accorded the extremely rare distinction of exhibiting at one of the most important cultural institutions in the world, the Museum of Modern Art in New York.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Pixar: 20 Years of Animation<\/span> are the drawings, sketches, paintings and sculptures that scores of artists have created over the past two decades to devise the groundbreaking computer-generated image animation for which Pixar has become internationally recognised.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition also features two audio-visual marvels created especially for this exhibition. A spectacular <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Toy Story<\/span> zoetrope &#8211; a cinema device that creates the optical illusion of static images in motion &#8211; which features characters from both <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Toy Story<\/span> films and <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Artscape<\/span> \u2013 an 11-minute audio-visual installation which utilises digital technology to immerse viewers into various works on view in the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>The works in <span style=\"font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;\">Pixar: 20 Years of Animation<\/span> reveal the depth of artistic exploration that Pixar artists bring to character, world and story development, as well as to the colour palette and distinct visual treatment that defines each individual work.<\/p>\n<p>To accompany the exhibition, <span class=\"caps\">ACMI<\/span> will present a series of workshops, talks and activities for a range of audiences and a special film season dedicated to Pixar films.<\/p>\n<p>Pixar: 20 Years of Animation<br \/>\nThursday 28 June \u2013 Sunday 14 October<br \/>\nExhibition open daily<br \/>\nTickets &#62; Full $15, Concession $10 Family (2 adults and 2 concessions) $44<br \/>\nAustralian Centre for the Moving Image<br \/>\nFederation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne<br \/>\nwww.acmi.net.au<\/p>\n<p>All of the Pixar artwork and digital media are on loan from the archives of Pixar Animation Studios.<br \/>\nThe Pixar: 20 Years of Animation exhibition in Australia is managed by Barbican Art Gallery, owned and funded by the Corporation of London.<\/p>\n<p>About Pixar Animation Studios<br \/>\nPixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created six of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: <span style=\"font-style: italic;\">Toy Story, A Bug&#8217;s Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo, The Incredibles and Cars<\/span>. Pixar has won 20 Academy Awards\u00ae and its six films have grossed more than $4 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The studio will premiere its next film, Ratatouille at <span class=\"caps\">ACMI<\/span> on August 13.<\/p>\n<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_nIqrDPD-Np8\/RiWmJEq-VFI\/AAAAAAAAAMk\/3eJFDTAAW0U\/s1600-h\/further.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/bp1.blogger.com\/_nIqrDPD-Np8\/RiWmJEq-VFI\/AAAAAAAAAMk\/3eJFDTAAW0U\/s400\/further.png\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054628831596270674\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tmnf_excerpt\"><p>To infinity and beyond: Pixar exhibition comes to Melbourne Over 500 original works of art, including sketches, paintings and sculptures will go on display at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image in a new exhibition celebrating Pixar Animation Studios creators of Toy Story, Finding Nemo and The Incredibles opening 28 June in an Australian &hellip;<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":4020,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pixar Down Under! 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