PW 12 Flashcards
(3 cards)
Tim Yanke
Yanke was commissioned in 2010 to create the signature work for The Henry, an
upscale boutique hotel in Michigan. The art is Yanke’s largest to date and is on
permanent display at the hotel.
Aesthetic style:
Yanke’s Neo-West style is an energetic and boldly colored form of Abstract
Expressionism that incorporates symbolism from the American West.
He draws viewers in with a variety of media—written words, spray paint, charcoal,
or acrylics—causing them to ponder his messages while finding their own meanings.
Yanke’s more recent creations incorporate colorful iterations of wildlife from the
Southwest, which Yanke considers “spirit animals.”
Accolades:
Yanke donates his artwork to Habitat for Humanity participants to brighten their new
homes with art. He also contributes to military organizations such as the Gary Sinise
Foundation.
Cowboys & Indians magazine profiled Yanke in its January 2017 edition.
Biography:
Born in Detroit, Michigan, Yanke attended the University of North Texas in Denton
where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1986. He worked as a graphic designer
before becoming a professional artist.
Destino
The short animated film “Destino” was a historic collaboration between Walt Disney and
Salvador Dalí. The graphic works that have been produced from the film, as well as the film’s
original storyboards and paintings, are enthusiastically collected by art and film fans around
the world.
Walt Disney and Salvador Dalí started talking at a party one night in 1945 at Jack Warner’s
house (of Warner Brothers Studio). Each had respected the other’s surrealist work (for Dalí
thought of Disney as a surrealist) and decided to create a short film together. Disney had been
increasingly interested in collaborations with great artists because he felt, “Like the ‘Night on
Bald Mountain’ sequence Kay Nielson designed for ‘Fantasia,’ I want to give more big artists
such opportunities. We need them. We have to keep breaking new trails.”
Dalí began work on the collaborative animation short, “Destino,” in 1946 and created 22
paintings and over 135 storyboards, drawings, and sketches. Dalí thought “Destino” was “a
magical exposition on the problem of life in the labyrinth of time.” The project was shelved
after just eight months due to low funds and the anticipated inability to market “Destino” after
World War II.
While working on the animated feature “Fantasia 2000,” Roy E. Disney, nephew of Walt, Vice
Chairman of The Walt Disney Company, and Director of Animation at the time, decided to
complete the overdue “Destino” project. A team of twenty-five artists in the Paris-based Disney
animation studio worked under the direction of Dominique Monfery to fulfill the Dalí-Disney
dream.
“Destino,” completed, is six minutes and 40 seconds long, set to Armando Dominguez’s dreamy
Mexican ballad of the same name (to which Disney owned the rights and recruited Dalí to
visualize on film). It was released on June 2 2003, at the Annecy International Animation Film
Festival.
“Destino” is a harmonious blend of evocative Dalí imagery and flawless Disney animation.
Monfery stayed true to the 2-D style of animation used in the 1940s and was devoted to
carrying out both Dali’s and Disney’s vision for the animation short.
“Destino” has received the following accolades:
• Oscar nomination for Best Short Film, Animated (Academy Awards, 2004)
• Annie Award Nomination for Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Short (ASIFA-
Hollywood, 2004)
• Winner of Special Citation for Restoration (Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 2004)
• Winner of Certificate of Merit (Chicago International Film Festival, 2003)
• Winner of Grand Prix for Dominique Monfery, Director (Melbourne International Film Festival,
2003)
• Winner of Grand Prize for Best Animated Short (Rhode Island International Film Festival,
2003)
Wyland
Aesthetic style:
• Much of Wyland’s art is inspired by diving with and photographing whales, dolphins, and
other marine wildlife. His up-close studies of these animals in their natural habitats
provide Wyland with reference materials to draw upon when creating his compositions.
• Wyland typically begins by sketching onto the canvas in pencil, then paints basic details
based on these sketches before painting in his background. From there he brings his
subjects to life utilizing a wide array of vivid colors.
Accolades:
• Wyland formed the non-profit Wyland Foundation in 1993. Current and past
partnerships include the UN Environment, the U.S Forest Service, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), the National League of Cities, and the National Oceanographic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
• Wyland’s passions for scuba diving, educating, and exploration has led to him hosting
several television programs, including, “Wyland’s Ocean World” series on the Discovery
Channel’s Animal Planet Network, “Wyland: A Brush With Giants” and “Wyland’s Art
Studio,” a series for NPR.
• His conservation efforts have resulted in strategic alliances with notable organizations
like the United States Olympic Team, United Nation Environment Program, and Walt
Disney Studios.
• In May 2010, the United Nations released six Wyland images for an international stamp
issue celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic
Commission.
• In 2016, Norwegian Cruise Line revealed that Wyland was chosen to paint the hull of its
third Breakaway-Plus class ship, Norwegian Bliss. The ship began sailing in 2018.
Biography:
• In 1971, at the age of 14, he witnessed migrating grey whales while on vacation with
his family. The event inspired him to use his artistic talents to advocate for the future of
clean water, healthy oceans, and the majestic animals within.
• Wyland attended the College for Creative Studies in Detroit from 1975 to 1979. He later
moved to Laguna Beach where he lived as a self-described “starving artist.” In 1981, he
spray-painted what would become the first of his “Whaling Walls”—life-size images of
whales—on a wall facing a Laguna Beach parking lot. He now has over 100 “Whaling
Walls”
