A new edition of Cartoon Animation will be published in 2020 by Walter Foster Publishing, an imprint of The Quarto Group. Blair would write many more animation how-to texts over the next forty years, culminating with Cartoon Animation (1994), a 224-page book which compiles most of the content from his previous books. His first book, Animation, was published in 1948 and originally included images of the MGM & Disney cartoon characters he had animated, who were redrawn to obscure their origins in the second edition of the book. He is better known, however, as an author of animation instructional books for Walter Foster Publishing. He also did some work on Walt Disney's Pinocchio (1940) and Bambi (1942).īlair left Disney after the 1941 Disney Animator's Strike, and was hired to work for Tex Avery's unit at MGM.īlair continued his career in animation into the 1960s, working on The Flintstones at Hanna-Barbera. At Disney, Blair animated cartoon short subjects, Mickey Mouse scenes in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" section of Fantasia (1940), and the hippo-alligator dance in Fantasia's "Dance of the Hours" sequence. He later moved over to Charles Mintz's Screen Gems studio, and in the late 1930s moved over to the Disney studio. Each has been hand-drawn and/or painted by studio artists!ĪBOUT THE ARTIST: Preston Erwin Blair (Octo– April 19, 1995) was an American character animator, best remembered for his work at Walt Disney Productions and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio.Ī native of Redlands, California, Blair began his animation career in the early 1930s at the Universal studio under Walter Lantz and Bill Nolan. SIGNED: The Production Cel is Hand-Signed by Preston BlairįRAMING: Double Aperture Framing included in PricingĪBOUT THE IMAGE: Hats off to Jiminy being his jovial self in this fun scene! This Original Production Cel is hand-signed by Animator Preston Blair and is paired with a matching production drawing! Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.ĪBOUT THE MEDIUM: Original Production Cels and Drawings are one-of-a-kind pieces of art that were used in the creation of an animated film or television show. MEDIUM: Original Production Cel with Matching Production Drawing Jozza’s original paintings of Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto and other characters sell out instantly. In 2009, Jozza was given the rare distinction of being able to create original and limited edition fine art of the Disney characters, an honor bestowed on Peter Max before him. Jozza’s work has been featured in the Hollywood movie, Transporter II, directed by Louis Leterrier starring Jason Statham. In 2007, his collection was completely sold out. Jozza has held successful exhibitions at the New York Art Expo, one of the biggest art shows in the world, over the past ten years. Definition of style and artistic evolution is an ongoing process, but already Jozza has achieved so much in a very short time. Jozza’s work is included in numerous public and private collections in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Germany. Inspired by Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, Romero Britto and Peter Max, Jozza’s colorful, shimmering, animated subjects have been captured in over 1,000 works around the world to date.
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Painting a wide repertoire of subjects from flowers and still-life to people and cityscapes, his paintings are inspired by the simple streets of Brazil to the elegant cities of the United States cities full of rhythm, nightclubs, subways, restaurants and still-life where urban life subjects are the heartbeat and soul of society.
One of the most exciting Pop Artists in the world today, Jozza creates his artistic vision with vibrant imagery and combinations of bright color and hard-edged abstract subjects. Married at a young age, it was very difficult to go to art school due to the economic responsibility of supporting a family. He grew up helping his father with his lumber storage it was there that his creative spirit was born when he started to create wooden sculptures. His mother was an art teacher and instilled a passion for art in Jozza since he was a young child. All reasonable offers will be considered.Ībout the artist: Born in 1958 in Hidrolandia, a small town located in central Brazil, Jozza comes from an artistic family. Frame size approx 42 x 72 inches.Īrtwork is in excellent condition. Hand signed on front hand signed and titled on verso by Jozza.
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