MITSUKO NAGONE

I found Mitsuko's work a while ago but it was recently brought back to my attention last week so I thought I would share it with you now!  I found that I love this particular series of photographs even more now than I did upon first viewing.  I love her outlook on these portraits and exploring what the 'self' means to her.  Here is an excerpt from her website where you can see more of her work.

THE MIS-ADVENTURES OF MERLIN JONES (AND OTHER PAPER CUT OUTS)

In case you were unaware, I am a huge stop-motion fan and perhaps my excitement over this post comes from the fact that I've been working on a paper-cut-out stop-motion short with Jonny over the past few months.  This opening credits sequence from the 1964 Walt Disney feature "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones" featuring Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk has only inspired me further to create more pieces like this! I've spent the last half hour grinning from cheek to cheek after watching these credits and reading more about the animation greats that are Bill Justice and X. Atencio.   (below)

Bill and X (Xavier) were both employed at the Walt Disney Company during the mid 1930's where they worked together on experimental pieces for Disney as well as stop animation shorts in "Mary Poppins"and "The Parent Trap" to give a few name droppers.

Opening Credits to "The Misadventures of Merlin Jones"

Cartoon Brew put out this post a few days ago about Kevin Kidney's paper doll artwork of TV/fim star and singer, Annette Funicello, who was diagnosed with MS in 1987.  Kidney's zazzle site offers his paper doll artwork of Annette in a variety of cases, bags, pins, etc where all purchases go to the Annette Funicello Research Fund for Neurological Diseases.  I love seeing an artist extend his or her support in this way towards another artist, especially for such a great cause trying to fight this debilitating disease.

Hope you enjoy this intro as much as I did :)

ART SHAY

Found the work of Chicago based photographer Art Shay via the drkrm gallery site today as an upcoming exhibition entering the space in the new year.  He had quite a prolific life in photojournalism working for publications such as Time, Life, Fortune, and The New York Times magazines.  His "caught-off-guard" approach to his subjects earned him respect in the photography field as he captured the lives of celebrities and common street folk alike.

Shay has published more than 30,000 photographs during his career covering a range of subjects such as John F. Kennedy, Muhammad Ali, and Hugh Hefner.

The subtleties he manages to capture in his photographs is really beautiful.  Including the teeny little kitten in the "Be Kind Now" photo.  See if you can spot it  : )

I'll be keeping a look out for when his work gets to the drkrm gallery!

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