Fine Art

Meet Joyce Pensato And Her Expressionist Remixes of Cartoon Icons

Joyce Pensato (b. 1941, Brooklyn NY) has been painting cartoon characters for years. She takes icons of cartoon art—Felix the Cat, Donald Duck, Batman—and renders them in smudgy charcoal and pastel or runny enamel paint. She works mostly in black and white, occasionally introducing silver and gold for contrast. Though her work seems grounded more in graffiti art, she actually draws from fine art history, from the likes of the Abstract Expressionists, and Philip Guston, who was also influenced by comics.

Internet/Blogs

Of Mice And Magic contest

Okay. You’ve lucked out! Sorry! You missed it! This is was the Cartoon Brew/Of Mice and Magic Contest I promised to post today. The first …

Events

Cartoons at the Academy

I previously posted about the Academy’s upcoming Monday night series of 1939 Oscar nominees (May 18th through August 3rd). With each film …

DVD

Saturday Morning Cartoon collections

Once upon a time, long before home video, the internet, and 24 hour cartoon channels – Saturday mornings were an oasis of animation. Most …

Anime

1930’s wartime Japanese cartoon

David Gerstein and Cole Johnson found this delightfully primitive 1934 Japanese cartoon about a war in 1936(?). Clearly inspired by …

Books

Of Mice and Magic

I was rummaging through my stuff and found this ad I clipped from the October 30, 1980 issue of Rolling Stone. Of Mice and Magic came …

Old Brew

OF MICE AND MAGIC

If you are interested in purchasing Leonard Maltin’s essential animation history, Of Mice And Magic, make sure you order the one pictured …

Old Brew

CARTOON MUSICALS AT LINCOLN CENTER

Okay New Yorkers, here’s your chance to see classic cartoons on the big screen. Greg Ford is programming a two week event for the Film …

Old Brew

THE MOST VIOLENT CARTOON EVER!

Or certainly the most painful to watch.Richard Rich (The Swan Princess) is at it again. Hoping to cash in on the release of THE PASSION …

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