Original Disney animation art exhibited in Beijing
- By Zhang Rui
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More than 300 classic original artworks from Walt Disney Animation Studios will go on display at the National Museum of China on June 30.
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"Drawn from Life: the Art of Disney Animation Studios," which features more than 300 artworks from several Disney animated films, opens at the National Museum of China on June 29 and will run through Aug. 18, 2015. [Photo/Mtime.com] |
"Drawn from Life: the Art of Disney Animation Studios" features more than 300 pieces of art sent directly from the United States, including scenes, sketches, storyboards and concept art from "Steamboat Willie," the "Mickey Mouse" film series, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "The Lion King," "Frozen" and "Big Hero 6," spanning the 90 years of the studio's history.
The exhibition is divided into four sections exploring the themes of friendship, family, courage and love, Disney's core creative principles. Many of the works presented in the exhibition have never been shown to the public before.
Mary Walsh, the managing director of the Disney Animation Research Library, is the curator of the exhibition. She said that many people, including John Lasseter and Walt Disney himself, should be thanked for their contributions to making the exhibition possible.
Walsh explained that Walt Disney introduced the "save the artwork" concept so that generations of Disney executives would attach importance to saving the original artwork from animated films to provide artists with references and to inspire future generations of artists and animation lovers. According to Walsh, after John Lasseter became chief creative officer of Walt Disney Animation Studios, he encouraged animators to hold an exhibition of the original animation art. Because Lasseter has paid great attention to the Chinese market and Chinese fans, the exhibition is making stops in Beijing and Shanghai before moving on to Paris and other international cities.
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