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Politically-conscious graphic art has a long history, from Daumier up to Lynd Ward and Eric Drooker. The 1930s and '40s were a rich period in this respect, as the rise of Communism and Fascism coupled with the Great Depression brought issues of social justice to the fore.
In this special Cartoon Brew series, we asked the five nominees of the 2013 Best Animated Short Academy Award to discuss the artwork of their films. Today we begin this exclusive look at the shorts with "Feral," an independent film directed by Daniel Sousa.
Colombia-based artist Jim Pluk illustrates comics and books and generally creates piles of cartoon drawings full of quirky, strange characters.
Düsseldorf-based artist Nadine Redlich specializes in funny googly-eyed character drawings and animated bits.
Netherlands-based artist Maarten Donders creates, in his own words, "cosmic illustrations," a description that nicely captures the visual texture of his artwork.
Arthur Rankin, Jr., one-half of the iconic animation duo Rankin/Bass, died on January 30th at his Harrington Sound, Bermuda home. He was 89.
Shanti Rittgers is an artist from Connecticut who studied illustration with a concentration in animation at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore.
"Vanity Fair" doesn't write about animation often, but when they do, it's memorable. Their new Hollywood issue has an excellent long read by Sam Kashner about the legendary CalArts animation program of the Seventies and Eighties.
Nick Iluzada is an illustrator in Brooklyn who collaborates with the art collective Slow Youth and produces zines and comics with Get Lost Press.
UK-based artist Rebecca Crompton draws scenes in ink, pencils and crayons of smiling animals and people existing in flat, textured planes and highly stylized natural settings.
On March 25, Abrams will release "Adventure Time: A Totally Math Poster Collection," a collection of 20 removable posters.
Berlin-based illustrator Till Hafenbrak designs compositions crammed full of characters and scenery rendered in flat, solid shapes.
Fabien Mense is a visual development artist and comic book author.
Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner will make Netflix's first adult animated series.
Wroclaw, Poland-based artist Pawel Mildner composes narrative images with all types of characters.
A simple tip to artists from a stop motion master.
Japanese illustrator Takao Nakagawa produces character-centric artwork that is published in magazines and books and painted as murals.
Glenn August is an artist from Denmark who studied at the Animation Workshop and is currently working on earning a production design MA at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts School of Design in Copenhagen.
Israeli artist Shimrit Elkanati creates narrative illustrations (and some animation) in scratchy pencils and pixels, depicting both family life and office culture, as well as imaginative scenes with children and animals.
Anne Laval studied at École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs de Strasbourg. She illustrates picture books and other work using colored pencils, watercolor washes and printmaking techniques.