However, even if i know almost nothing about these works of art, i still find this to be a compelling and mesmerizing film. The title is a combined reference to leonardo da vincis famous painting, the mona lisa, and marcel duchamps nude descending a staircase, giving the audience an insight into the type of visual display they are about to watch. Intriguing mexican vampire meets the mona lisa at the charles. The artistic morphing is already underway before the very first frame of filmmaker joan gratz 1992 oscarwinning animation, mona lisa descending a staircase most viewers will recognize the title as a mashup of leonardo da vincis famous work and marcel duchamps modernist classic nude descending a staircase, no. Matthew martenss rating of the film mona lisa matthew martens a book by john franklin bardin, the neglected american mystery novelist made quasienglish by his discovery there in the 1970s, is on display and under discussion throughout neil jordans second and secondbest film the company of wolves priority is unbudgeable. This fascinating collection of shorts showcases the work of clay artist joan c. I work directly in front of the camera with regular kids. Mona lisa descending a staircase oscar winning animated. Apr 27, 2015 animators tomm moore the secret of kells, who is an oscar nominee, michal socha the simpsons, joan gratz mona lisa descending a staircase, oscar winner nina paley sita sings the blues. In mona lisa descending a staircse, images of the human face are transformed to communicate the graphic style and emotional content of key artworks of the 20th century, creating an animated history of art. Mona lisa descending a codycross answers all levels. Mona lisa descending a staircase 2004 rotten tomatoes.
On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Using only clay, gratz morphs one famous painting into another, sometimes with amusing or unexpected results. The readymade involves taking mundane, often utilitarian objects not generally considered to be art and transforming them. Each world has more than 20 groups with 5 puzzles each. It won the 1992 academy award for best animated short.
Consisting of 2d claymation, it features famous paintings morphing into each other. The mona lisa painting is one of the most emblematic portraits in the history of art, where is located at the louvre. This is mona lisa descending a staircase by yako wako on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Painted by leonardo da vinci in the 16th century, it joined the collections of the court of france before being added to the works on display at the louvre museum. Intriguing mexican vampire meets the mona lisa at the.
The viewer is confronted with a famous, enigmatic smirk, which dominates the screen in closeup. The film consists of dozens of paintings, some well known to the layman leonardo da vincis mona lisa, of course, as well as andy warhols marilyn monroe photographs and some that are less well known. Oct 18, 2007 mona lisa mysteries a zoomedin image of mona lisa s left eye revealed a single brush stroke in the eyebrow region, cotte said. The mona lisa, history and mysteries musee du louvre paris. The readymade involves taking mundane, often utilitarian objects not generally considered to be art and transforming them, by adding to them, changing them, or as in the case of. You get the academy awardwinning mona lisa descending a staircase, as well as three fulllength bonus shorts the dowagers feast, pro and con, and the dowagers idyll.
Secrets of the dead the mona lisa mystery transcript. Mona lisa smile is a 2003 american drama film produced by revolution studios and columbia pictures in association with red om films productions, directed by mike newell, written by lawrence konner and mark rosenthal, and starring julia roberts, kirsten dunst, julia stiles, and maggie gyllenhaal. Mona lisa smile film analysis by mary shea on prezi. In 1993, joan gratz won an oscar for her film, mona lisa descending a staircase. Lurking beneath the mona lisa may be the real one live. Absolutely incredibly amazing morphing artistic abilities. Mona lisa descending a staircase is a 1992 animated short film seven minutes directed by joan c.
The oscar winning 1992 short film is even more amazing to behold when. Mona lisa descending a staircase by joan gratz won an oscar for best short animation in 1993. Mona lisa descending a staircase is a 1992 animated short. First conceived in 1919, the work is one of what duchamp referred to as readymades, or more specifically a rectified readymade. Minor details such as casting a 30yearold kate hardy as the 15yearold cathy contribute, as does an admirable refusal to exploit the sexual content. In 1992 joans creation mona lisa descending a staircase won the academy award for best short film and became one of the most iconic and studied animated films of all time. Joan was a long time artist with will vinton studios and has created many films and commericials with her clay. Codycross is an addictive game developed by fanatee. Joan c gratzs animated short mona lisa descending a staircase is a lovely and trippy 2d claymation of iconic artworks transforming one into another. The artistic morphing is already underway before the very first frame of filmmaker joan gratz 1992 oscarwinning animation, mona lisa descending a staircase. How monalisa touch works treatment of vaginal atrophy.
Mona lisa descending a staircase western animation tv tropes. It is a study of classical realism, techniques, materials and methods of the old masters. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. The film consists of dozens of paintings, some well known to the layman leonardo da vinci s mona lisa, of course, as well as andy warhol s marilyn monroe. This article documents my journey, process and struggle to recreate the mona lisa the most famous portrait painting commission in the world. The title is a reference to the mona lisa, the famous painting by leonardo da vinci, and to the song. Mona lisa descending a staircase, a wonderful claymation from. A guest of this years melbourne international animation festival, film victoria chatted to joan about her ground breaking techniques, her professional journey and. Animators tomm moore the secret of kells, who is an oscar nominee, michal socha the simpsons, joan gratz mona lisa descending a staircase, oscar winner nina paley sita sings the. Joan gratz mona lisa descending a staircase on no fat. Painted by leonardo da vinci in the 16th century, it joined the collections of the court of france before being added to the works on display at the louvre museum a painting in the bags of leonardo da vinci. Jan 16, 2008 mona lisa descendant just grins and bears it. This is a unique technique in which every frame is set and shot one. Jun 26, 2006 note that the mona lisa also appear in the middle of the short, with goatee and mustache, referring to the parody did in 1919, again by duchamp.
Pioneering this technique was onetime vinton animator joan gratz. Gratzs film mona lisa descending a staircase is an especially eloquent example of this. Instead the film focuses on dissecting the relationship between george and simone, constantly surprising us with. May 11, 2009 mona lisa descending a staircase is a semesterlong art history course stuffed inside a kaleidoscope familiar works like the mona lisa, starry night and the scream blend seamlessly together as. A master painters journey to recreate the most famous portrait painting in the world a study of old masters oil painting techniques. Mona lisa descending a staircase, 1992,7 min, 35mm pro and con, codirected by joanna priestley, 1993, 9min dowagers feast music by three leg torso 1996, 5min 35mm. Gratz is an artist and animator who pioneered the technique of claypainting working with bits of clay, she blends colours and etches fine lines to create a seamless flow of images. Restoration processes carried by the museum allowed for the original landscape to come into sight. In mona lisa descending a staircse, images of the human face are transformed to. Gratz mona lisa descending a staircase 1992 youtube. Oscarwinning mona lisa descending a staircase filmed in 1992.
Mona lisa descending a staircase is a semesterlong art history course. The centerpiece of the collection, mona lisa descending a staircase, is a. Aug 07, 2015 that probably stems in part from my doing mona lisa descending a staircase, which turned me on to portraits of other peoples work. Gratz it does not have a story, but is rather a sevenminute collage of art. It is essentially a showcase of great works of art. This article related to a short animated film is a stub. Included among these four short films is the 7 minute academy award winning short.
Some people like the mona lisa because of the secrets hidden behind it. The portland animator, herself a 1992 oscarwinner for her short film, mona lisa descending a staircase, calls ratatouille just about the most charming and welldone animated film ive ever seen. You can see our father in the mona lisa s smile, said strozzi. The criterion edition mona lisa criterion collection dvd 1986 region 1 us import ntsc is the one that comes with the jordanhoskins commentary track recorded in 1996, and after ordering a used copy of this currently out of print edition from amazon i can say that its very interesting and informative. It was not a discovery of a painting but a rediscovery of a mona lisa copy, which previously had the background completely covered in dark paint and was considered to be a later copy of not much value held in the vaults of the prado museum in madrid.
Joan gratz mona lisa descending a staircase on no fat clips. The dvd mona lisa descending a staircase spotlights the imagination and craft of joan c. Are you looking for neverending fun in this exciting logicbrain app. Mona lisa descending a staircase won the academy award in 1993 for the best short animated film. It counteracts the effects of vaginal atrophy with a simple 5minute treatment that delivers a precise amount of heat which stimulates regeneration of the vaginal tissue. Thanks to cristian contini that showed us the new frontier. The improvisational nature of gratzs animation explores the unconscious through abstract imagery. The title is a mix between da vincis mona lisa and duchamps nude descending a staircase, a piece of art i first heard about in calvin and hobbes. Gratz, whose 1993 academy award winner for best animated short film, mona lisa descending a staircase, recreates the works of more than 35 artists. Claypainting 7minutes an animated history of twentieth century art academy award best animated short film 1992. The disc is a modest but worthwhile collection that explores the surreal frontiers of animation. Rent mona lisa descending a staircase 2004 on dvd and. Painting a picture with pioneer animator film victoria.
Mona lisa descending a staircase is a 1992 american animated short by joan c. Mona lisa descending a staircase western animation tv. Gratz, a portland, oregonbased animator whose aforementioned film snagged the 1992 academy award for best animated short. The original mona lisa surface is completely covered with small cracks due to the 500 year age of the painting, the expanding and contracting of the poplar wood surface, and painting multiple thin layers one on top of another. George goes to mortwell, who runs the mob, looking for a job. May 23, 2012 however, even if i know almost nothing about these works of art, i still find this to be a compelling and mesmerizing film. You can see our father in the mona lisas smile, said strozzi. Mar 03, 2012 oscarwinning mona lisa descending a staircase filmed in 1992. The painting style is completely different in the two paintings. Take a trip through the history of modern art with the. I am an engineer and scientist, so for me all has to be logical. The other the herd is clearly represented by bettys mom. We are introduced to this world through the eyes of young lisa. You can tell how much they eventually will like each other by how much they hate each other at first.
Twodimensional clay animations melding and merging the work of 35 famous artists. This is a unique technique in which every frame is set and shot. Salai was a disciple of leonardo, son of a farmer who worked on da vincis family land. Mona lisa descending a staircase is a semesterlong art history course stuffed inside a kaleidoscope familiar works like the mona lisa, starry night and. The transfers for each are terrific, and if youre not familiar with joan gratz or her work, you get a nice artists statement and biography printed on the inside cover. Hes a short, fierce, bulletheaded foot soldier in the london underworld, and he has just gotten out of prison. That probably stems in part from my doing mona lisa descending a staircase, which turned me on to portraits of other peoples work.
At first mona lisa seems to be a character study, the story of george and simone and how they operate within the callgirl industry. Mona lisa descending a staircase will be added to our list of animations, a subset of our collection, 1,150 free movies online. It is often said that the mona lisa painting was a work that leonardo. Jul 25, 2007 mona lisa descending a staircase is animated film from the joan c. Even a lay man who has no sense of art history knows about the mona lisa painting. Note that the mona lisa also appear in the middle of the short, with goatee and mustache, referring to the parody did in 1919, again by duchamp. Most viewers will recognize the title as a mashup of leonardo da vinci s famous work and marcel duchamps modernist classic nude descending a staircase, no. View a still from the film the viewer is confronted with a famous, enigmatic smirk, which dominates the screen in closeup. Mona lisa touch is a nonsurgical treatment for vaginal atrophy that has been used australia since 20 by a select gynaecologists, urogynaecologists and menopause doctors. Beside todays gritty urban realism, mona lisa is fairly clean and upbeat. Painting the mona lisa a portrait painting commission by. This is not the original painting, but a recreation moulded from modelling clay.
This is a retouched picture of the mona lisa, a painting by leonardo davinci, currently housed at the. After we find out how important the missing woman is to simone, however, the movie becomes a thriller, as george descends into gutters to try to find her and bring her back to simone. Gratzs most recent short film, puffer girl, moves into the digital realm by incorporating photography. Mona lisa descendant just grins and bears it the star. After spending a decade on the piece, gratz won the 1992 academy award for best animated short film. Salma hayeks the prophet to open annecy animation festival. Rent mona lisa descending a staircase 2004 on dvd and blu. New york magazines vulture named the film ninth best of all 87 oscar winning animated short films. She insists of putting together all of bettys wedding plans so that they will be acceptable to society. Take a trip through the history of modern art with the oscar.
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