> I ordered the one that was supposedly about Wayne Theibaud and it had
> relatively little info about him. It also has a long section with cartoon
> artist making a cartoon about blowing up or burning up a school- so after
> screening that one, I sent it back.
I'm surprised by this review. I find little of objection in any of the
Behind the Scenes videos. The Behind the Scenes videos are about elements
and principles, not especially about the artists. They chose certain artists
to emphasize the element being discussed. The tapes are not meant to be
biographical. I especially like the Hockney episode that focuses on
perspective. It's not about Hockney , it's about "seeing." As the Thielbaud
is not about him but about "line."
> Artist Wayne Thiebaud does a terrific job of showing kids how a single line
upon the page eventually becomes a full-fledged drawing of an ice cream cone
> by using volume, shape, and the feeling of movement. But cartoonist Matt
Groening is the highlight of this half-hour tape as he chats about his early
> beginnings while showing viewers how he makes Bongo the bunny move on paper.
The Simpsons creator claims his cartoon design is based on his fifth-grade
ability, while his background style is based on his first-grade skills,
thus inspiring grade-school viewers and perhaps a few of their parents.
Penn and
> Teller's visual comedy and a cowboy's poetic demonstration of how a line--his
lariat--makes motion round out this installment of the series originally
aired
> by PBS. --Kimberly Heinrichs
If you want more on Thiebaud, I suggest you do a search at CBS Sunday
Morning. Within the past year they did a focus piece on him. It's an
informative, concise story on his process and where he "comes from." It's a
good example of a artist at work.
