Com(ic)media on Line: British Contemporary Animation Talk Series is jointly brought about by the Cultural and Education Section of the British Consulate-General and Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, in partnership with College of Design, Shenzhen University and the Shenzhen National Cartoon & Animation Industry Base. It is going to be held in Shenzhen on the 16th and 17th of December 2010. The works of two British Animation Artists, Adam Bailey and Peter Boyd Maclean, will be exhibited in the 7th International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen/Com(ic)media on Line. They will also present talks to local contemporary animation lovers and professionals from animation industry concerning the development of animation in the UK, as well as some marvelous works. Meanwhile, the Best of British Animation Awards Vol.8 will also be introduced to the public audiences.
The special themed exhibition Com(ic)media on Line of the 7th International Ink Art Biennial of Shenzhen features an international contemporary art component which demonstrates the interconnection of our globalised world by focusing on universal themes such as humour, fun and myth. The two participating British artists, Adam Bailey and Peter Boyd Maclean manage to enrich the exhibition’s theme of lines through their animation works that, together with the other artworks, forms an interesting dialogue about reality and the comic world.
As a symbol of “modern myth”, these animated works represent regional fables or characterisations of the current era we all live in. Indeed, comics have transcended from simple depictive/descriptive graphic narration to being part of the contemporary animation art and culture. It belongs to more than the realm of aesthetics, as today they’ve taken on a new dimensions, as they are important to the construction of modern culture and how it is accepted, favored, rejected and consumed by society at large.
Programme
I Com(ic)media on Line: British Contemporary Animation Artist Talk
Time: 14:30-16:30, 16 December 2010
Venue: Conference Room 3, Technology Building, Shenzhen University
Speakers: Adam Bailey, Peter Boyd Maclean
II Best of British Animation Awards Vol.8
Time: 19:00-21:00, 16 December 2010
Venue: Conference Room 1, Technology Building, Shenzhen University
III Com(ic)media on Line: British Contemporary Animation Artist Talk & Best of British Animation Awards Vol.8 (Exclusive for SZCAB)
Time: 14:30-17:00, 17 December 2010
Venue: VIP Room, Shenzhen National Cartoon & Animation Industry Base
Speakers: Adam Bailey, Peter Boyd Maclean
Artists’ Profiles
Adam Bailey
Cheese, selected work by the 7th International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen/Com(ic)media on Line
Adam was born in 1984. Upon University graduation he spent two years living and working in Sofia, Bulgaria for clients including Comedy Central, NBC and FX on multiple television shows before setting up his own studio and working for multiple UK, Eastern European and USA based clients. Recent projects have included working on a Children’s BAFTA nominated television series for the BBC, an undisclosed pilot for the Fox Broadcast Company (USA) and as an animator and assistant to the director on multiple television commercials for Slinky Pictures (UK). His personal work has been shown at over fifty events around the world including screenings, exhibitions, installations, and showings with a live music ensemble.
Adam wants to pursue a career in creative development with a focus on developing and producing television series and media marketing.During his presentation, he would share his personal experience on animation creation and talk about his insight about the current animation industry in the UK.
Peter Boyd Maclean
Greaseland, selected work by The 7th International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen /Com(ic)media on Line
Peter Boyd Maclean is a British television director who has been making cutting edge music videos documentary, comedy and animation series for twenty five years.His strong visual, irreverent style has been a major contribution to the television industry.
He helped create groundbreaking programs including The Lonely Planet/Globetrekker hosted by Ian Wright and Justine Shapiro, Japanorama (BBC3) hosted by Jonathan Ross. Mean Machines (Discovery) Bloody Britain (Discovery) The Lonely Planet hosted by Toby Aimes (Discovery).His animation credits include Crapston Villas (Ch4) The Pj’s (Fox USA) starring Eddie Murphy and Greaseland (GB) starring Dave Lamb Showing at the festival.
Peter’s talk will center on “The life, death and re-birth of stop frame animation in Britain, Or, Is it wrong to love a puppet?” He is going to introduce the historical moments for the stop frame animation in the UK, with a montage of the Crapston Villas and The Pj’s.
About the 7th International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen
The “International Ink Art Biennale of Shenzhen” is a periodically-held international cultural exchange project endorsed by the Ministry of Culture and organised by the Shenzhen Municipal Government, aiming at promoting the tradition of ink paintings and enhancing the cultural exchanges between the East and the West. First held in 1998, the 7th Biennale will continue to discover the contemporary phase of the ink art, and persistently research on the subject of the existence and transformation of the traditional ink painting under the modern cultural circumstances. By this means, it could help improve the traditional genre of art to stand on the worldwide stage with a stronger vitality and a brighter feature of the time and national identity.
The 7th Biennale consists of themed exhibition, newcomer exhibition, subject exhibition and invitation exhibition, namely, A New World of Brush Work, New Media with Traditional Thought, The New Faces of Ink, Com(ic)media on Line, Legacy and Creations-Ink Art VS Ink Art. The exhibitions will be kicked off from December 14, 2010 to January 14, 2011 at the Shenzhen Fine Art Institute, the Guan Shanyue Art Museum and the OCT Art & Design Gallery.
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