KRAZY

Last night I went downtown to the Art Gallery to see the new exhibit, "KRAZY! The Delirious World of Anime, Comics, Video Games, and Art."

I'm not into Anime, or most comics. And frankly I think playing video games is just a big waste of time. I went because they had one room for, "Animated Cartoons." I'd heard they have original animation drawings from Dumbo. That alone was worth the price of admission. As I expected, I was only interested in the one room. I quickly walked through the entire exhibit, but came right back to the animation room. Some of the graphic novel stuff was pretty cool though.

What can I say? If you live in the Vancouver area, and are into animation, don't miss this opportunity. I won't ruin it for you, but here's some of what you'll see if you go.

• Original animation drawings from Gertie the Dinosaur
• Original puppets from Lotte Reiniger's, "The Adventures of Prince Achmed"
• Original storyboard drawings, concept paintings, and animation drawings from Dumbo
• Original conceptual work and character studies from Toy Story
• Nick Park's story sheets and gag idea sheets from The Wrong Trousers
• Original artwork and cells from UPA's Gerald McBoing Boing

A lot of the Dumbo stuff was listed as "unattributed" but I swear it looked like the hand of Bill Peet. I was a little unsure if Peet was involved in Dumbo, but this Michael Sporn post confirmed it. Anyway, I didn't bring my camera along to take pictures as I thought it wouldn't be aloud in the Gallery. Sure enough there were tourists there snapping away. If I find the time, I'll go back and get pictures and post them up for all to see.