ASIFA-East Exposure Sheet

Article by Caresse Singh.

Displayed above, Rob Yulfo’s “Devil and Mouse Boy”  was one of the few real gems at Amnesia’s “Pop-Up Art” Exhibition on Friday, May 7th. This piece along with his two others on display, were created using scraps of cardboard, canvas and acrylic paint.

Seen below, “Donny No Skins” is a recurring character for Yulfo, who started the series in 2006 about a boy who was born without skin. (For more information, check out: http://donnynoskins.blogspot.com/)

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Too Art for TV’s fine art exhibit opened to a packed house on Friday night in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.  The exhibit featured fine art across all mediums by many wonderful artists of the local animation industry.  It was a chance to show off another side of their talents, one not done for a particular show or company, but of their own conception.  Major kudos to all in the show.  You rock!!   Some photos of the event are up on my Flickr page.

September 18th, 2009 through October … Continue Reading

March 13th – June 14

KRAZY! will be New York’s first major show dedicated to the Japanese phenomenon of Anime, Manga, and Video Games—three forms of contemporary visual art that are exercising a huge influence on an entire generation of American youth. The exhibition, organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery, will be presented in an environment designed by cutting-edge architectural practice Atelier Bow-Wow, featuring life-size blowups of popular figures from the worlds of anime and manga within an intriguing sequence of spaces that evoke Tokyo’s clamorous cityscape. Co-curated by leading North American … Continue Reading

Photo courtesy of J.J. Sedelmaier

Photo courtesy of J.J. Sedelmaier

Today we bring you Part Two of Richard Gorey’s review of the It All Started Here exhibition, brought to you by Howard Beckerman and J. J. Sedelmaier.
It All Started Here: Part 2

Review by Richard Gorey.

It All Started Here took up two levels of gallery space. The first floor, dominated by a life-sized cutout of Gertie the Dinosaur, … Continue Reading

Today we bring you Part One of Richard Gorey’s wonderful review of the retrospective of NY’s Animation History last month, brought to you by Howard Beckerman and J. J. Sedelmaier. Stay tuned tomorrow, for Part 2.
It All Started Here: Part 1

Review by Richard Gorey.

Howard Beckerman, co-curator of the Westchester Arts Center’s animation exhibit, recently told me, “I’ve always said the two best-kept secrets of world War II were the development of the Atom Bomb and that Animation began–and was still being produced–in New York, not just California.” Last month, Beckerman and animation producer J.J. Sedelmaier helped to … Continue Reading

From January 20 – February 28, The Westchester Arts Council will be featuring an exciting exhibition on New York’s 103 year relationship with the Animation Industry.  The NY Times wrote an excellent article on the exhibition and the accompanying programs throughout Westchester County, which include not only original artwork and animation clips from various projects produced in New York, but screenings, panel discussions, and workshops for both children and adults.  “It All Started Here” was curated by veteran animators J. J. Sedelmaier and Howard … Continue Reading