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7/23/2019 Mary Blair

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Whos Who? Mary Blair (1911-78, USA)

Concept Artist Profle

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Mary Blair 1!11"#$% &SA'

(An i)aginati*e colourist and designer% Blair +elpedintroduce a )odernist style to ,alt -isney 1!/1"00%&SA and +is studio% and 2or nearly 3/ years% +etouted +er inspirational work 2or +is fl)s and t+e)eparks alike. Ani)ator Marc -a*is 1!13"4///% &SA%w+o put Blair5s e6citing use o2 colour on a par wit+7enri Matisse 1$0!"1!89% rance% recalled% (S+ebroug+t )odern art to ,alt in a way t+at no one elsedid. 7e was so e6cited about +er work.;

,alt played a signifcant role in Blair5s creati*egrowt+. 7is o*erall *ision o2 t+e world and *alues

opti)is)% +u)our% lo*e o2 tradition% 2a)ilies% and ana*id interest in tec+nology' were interpreted andco)pli)ented by +er creati*e contributions. 7econtinually c+a)pioned +er in +is )ale"do)inatedstudio gi*ing +er 2ree rein to e6plore concepts%colours% c+aracters% and designs t+at were defnitelyout o2 t+e -isney Studios5 )ainstrea) ani)ationstyle.;

(Blair5s striking use o2 colour and sty

greatly in=uenced )any -isney posincludingAlice in Wonderland1!81South 1!90% Make Mine Music 1!91!9$% So Dear to My Heart1!9!%of Ichabod and Mr. Toad 1!9!% Cindand eter an 1!83.

38 years a2ter +er deat+% interest in enc+anting artworks continues to grart watercolours and classic -isney f

concept paintings are popular wit+ cConte)porary artists still fnd inspirindependent spirit% and +er ability totraditionally )ale"do)inated felds% *irtuosity% botto)less creati*e ingenpower2ul *isual storytelling.;

Magic! Colour! "lair# The World of

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Background: Walt Disney Animation S

>riginally 2ounded as Disney $ros. Cartoon Studioin1!43% t+e studio was e6clusi*ely dedicated toproducing s+ort fl)s until it e6panded into 2eatureproduction in 1!39.

or )uc+ o2 its e6istence% t+e studio was recogni


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Concept Art: Cinderella1!8/'-ir. Deroni)i"Eackson"Fuske


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Concept Art: Cinderella1!8/'-ir. Deroni)i"Eackson"Fuske


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Concept Art:Alice in Wonderland 1!-ir. Deroni)i"Eackson"Fuske


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Concept Art:Alice in Wonderland1!-ir. Deroni)i"Eackson"Fuske


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Gn Conte6t: 1!8/s ,estern Ani)

Cartoon Modern: Style & Design inFifties Animation(2006) Amid Amidi(Bridging t+e years between t+e golden age o21!9/s t+eatrical ani)ation and t+e pop cartoontele*ision s+ows o2 t+e 1!0/s% t+e 1!8/s wereone o2 t+e )ost pi*otal decades in ani)ation+istory. >2ten o*erlooked% t+is period +eraldedt+e ad*ent in ani)ation as in so )any ot+erdisciplines o2 an entirely new *isual*ocabulary.

-rawing upon )odern design and t+econte)porary styles o2 t+e ti)e% ani)ationartists c+allenged and trans2or)ed t+etraditional (li2elike; cartoon 2or)s t+at +addefned ani)ation up to t+at ti)e. Adopting asop+isticated and styli


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Gn Conte6t: &PA Ani)ation Stu

&nited Productions o2 A)erica &PA' was an A)ericanani)ation studio acti*e 2ro) t+e 1!9/s until t+e

1!#/s. Beginning wit+ industrial and ,,GG trainingfl)s% &PA e*entually produced t+eatrical s+orts 2orColu)bia Pictures% notably t+e Mr. Magoo 1!9!series.

&PA Pictures legacy in t+e +istory o2 ani)ation +aslargely been o*ers+adowed by t+e co))ercialsuccess and a*ailability o2 t+e cartoon libraries o2,arner Bros. and -isney. Honet+eless% &PA +ad asignifcant i)pact on ani)ation style% content% and

tec+ni@ue% and its inno*ations were recogni


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It&s a Small World 1!09"00'!" #or$ Worlds %air (196&-6') is!ylad, Aah!im, *ali+


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It&s a Small World1!09"00

(Sing along to t+e classic ant+e) o2 world

peace during a )usical boat tour +osted byt+e c+ildren o2 t+e world. Cli)b aboard acosy boat and set sail along t+e Se*enSeaways canal 2or an appro6. 18")in.

Iourney.

A)id a *ibrant% )ulti"coloured backdrope6@uisitely cra2ted out o2 papier")Jc+K%glitter and 2abric% be+old a cast o2 al)ost

3// traditionally dressed di)ple darlings2ro) nearly e*ery corner o2 t+e globe sing asi)ple song in t+eir nati*e language aboutuni*ersal +ar)ony and dance. ra*el to all #continents and% by Iourney5s end% see 2oryoursel2 t+at it truly is a s)all world a2terall.;

(ro) t+e snow"capped Swis

golden Serengeti% t+e c+ildreare ready to )ake your ac@u-uring your tour% e6periencedi*erse cultures 2ro) suc+ 2aas t+e Polar Regions% t+e Brit,estern urope% astern urMiddle ast% Asia% A2rica% Sout+e Sout+ Pacifc and t+e &ni

Be2ore returning +o)e% t+e creunite 2or a grand fnale% re)our co))on bonds o2 2riendsand +appiness and by seeint+roug+ t+e eyes o2 a c+ild% wbasically t+e sa)e.;


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It&s a Small World 1!09"00

(,alt -isney selected Mary Blair as an artdirector and Alice -a*is as t+e costu)er tobring It&s a Small Worldto li2e.

,it+ +er distincti*e use o2 colour% geo)etrics+apes and a si)ple% c+ild"like art style% MaryBlair was known 2or +er *isual aest+etic 2elt ine*ery aspect% in e*ery nation% o2 It&s a SmallWorld. As you glide t+roug+ t+e )any scenes%coloured paper in bold +ues *i*idly createcollages o2 so)e o2 t+e world5s )ost belo*edcountries% gi*ing you t+e i)pression o2 sailingt+roug+ a classic c+ildren5s book.;

-on5t )iss t+e attractions kinet

co)plete wit+ spinning =owers%icons o2 2a)ous world land)arkis t+e ani)ated 3/"2t."tall clock e*ery 18 )ins. t+e clock tower odisplay a )ultinational parade ofgures. >nce t+e procession enappear and +erald t+e current t

It's a Small Worldwas created 2o

Hew York ,orlds air in +onour Personally o*erseen by -isney% was a +uge +it 2or 4 seasons at e*entually s+ipped back to -isnit reopened in 1!00.

disneylan

Disneyland? Ana+ei) Fos Ang


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Concept Art: It&s a Small World1!0


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Concept Art: It&s a Small World1!0


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Background: ,alt -isney Arc+ite

Building a Dream: The Art of DisneyArchitecture(1996) B!h lo.

ro) 2airy"tale castles to e6traordinary buildingsdesigned by t+e world5s )ost distinguis+ed arc+itects%The Walt Disney Com(any+as set new standards 2or t+ei)aginati*e use o2 popular i)agery in arc+itecture. +eco)pany5s enor)ously in=uential arc+itecturalp+ilosop+y% frst e6pressed )ore t+en 8/ years ago atDisneyland% draws on c+aracters and settings 2ro) t+eworld5s )ost co)pelling legends and stories% especially-isney5s own re)arkable ani)ated fl)s. +e result% says

aut+or -unlop% is (arc+itecture wit+ a plot;% a newapproac+ to designing buildings.

Gn t+e early 1!8/s% ,alt -isney turned 2ro) t+e twodi)ensions o2 fl) to t+e t+ree di)ensions o2 arc+itectureas a )ediu) to e6press +is *ision. ,orking wit+ani)ators and arc+itects% +e created suc+ 2a)iliar icons2or t+e -isney t+e)e parks as t+e castles% Main Street%and t+e (lands; t+at co)prise t+e Magic Oingdo)s.


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Disney&s Contem(orary )esort

(Retreat to t+is ultra")odern -isney Resort+otel and disco*er award"winning dining%w+ite"sand beac+es% spectacular *iews andda


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Disney&s Contem(orary )esort


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My +oug+ts on Mary Blair

Agreeable c+ild"like% +ar)onious% colour2ul and progressi*e outlo

concept art bot+ 2or fl) and arc+itecture. Really enIoying obserscreen"like te6ture% e6ploring reducti*e s+apes in conte6t o2 pos1!8/s"0/s grap+ic design% but artists is still able to capture need2or particular situations e.g. Cinderella5s carriage at nig+tti)e.

Probably in=uenced )ore by grap+ic and reducti*e"style concepartists suc+ as Blair% rat+er t+an traditional concept art trends o2style paint"was+ing and realis) e.g. pri)ary use o2 polygon laPS w+en de*eloping t+ree fnal paintings o2 -espina 2or Cal*ino5Cities proIect.

uite interested in colliding two @uite opposite concepts clas+is+apes and relati*ely brig+t colours wit+ sense o2 2oggy and rus2actory en*iron)ent.


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Bibliograp+y

Books:

A)idi% A. 4//0' Cartoon Modern# Style 1 Design in "ifties Animrancisco: C+ronicle

-unlop% B. 1!!0' $uilding a Dream# The Art of Disney ArchiteYork: Abra)s

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