I've started work on a new animated short called "American Made". The title definitely gives a bit away about the subject matter. Once again, it will be a bike extravaganza. As I've been story boarding and getting ideas to paper I spend quite a bit of time looking at other work to get inspired.
I never get tired looking at the work of artist Robert Rauschenberg (1925-2008). Maybe it's something about his ability to bring different kinds of media into a cohesive, singular piece of work. I especially appreciate his use of found images, and collage materials that are used to structure a visual story. I've always felt that the most fascinating works of art are the ones that follow a narrative (yes, my film making biases coming through), and allow all people (regardless of background) to leave with some feelings or thoughts on what is attempting to be shared by the artist. Ok. Now for a completely random Rauschenberg tid-bit... I recently read on Wikipedia that Rauschenberg was rumored to have romantic relationships with both Cy Twombly and Jasper Johns at some point in his life. All I can say to that is... Wow.