Oscar winning Animated Shorts - 2

Oktapodi (2007)

Though not a Oscar winner, it was nominated for one though. It tells the strory of two octopuses in love and to what lengths they will go for their loved one. Very cute(yes cute!) animation and story.




The Danish Poet (2006)

Now this sort film just leaves you...musing. It really leaves you thinking about our existence and we as a person came into being and what would have happened if our parents never met. I cannot say anyting more about it, because it has to be seen.





The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation (2005)

Sadly I couldnt find any information regarding this film, nor was i able to find the actual film. For more info follow this link.

Ryan (2004)

This short film is an interview of Ryan Larkin by Chris Landerth. An artistic way to visualise the dark side of our personalities. Again cant be explained but must be seen. Ryan Larkin is a Canadian animator who had a history of drug and alcohol abuse.

Oscar winning Animated Shorts - 1

In this post I will try to post some of the best Animated Shorts that had won or was either nominated for the Oscars (I will be primarily focusing on the shorts since the 2000's).


Logorama (2009)

I found this animated short is quite interesting. It explores How much we ientify things around us by its logos. By using more than 2500 logos, it depicts events taking place in a "logofied" Los Angeles.

Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.

La Maison en Petits Cubes (2008)

This short film lacks any sort of dialogue and yet tells a very powerful story. I enjoyed tis a lot and it has inspired me a lot. It is quite nostalgic. It tells the story of lonely old man, who live in a world where the water level keeps on rising.







Peter and the Wolf (2007)

Now watching this short was fun. I sometimes found it hard to believe that this is an animated short. It is that good.

Now this is based a childrens strory by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936. This stop motion animation relies mostly on music and lacks any dialogue of sorts.

Indian Artists - M. F. Husain

This is the second post in my Indian Artists series.
M.F. Hussain (1915-present), often considered the "Picasso of India", is known for the contreversies his works generate.

(Image courtsey of Google)

He has won many awards, including Padma Shree, Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan (the highest given by the Goverment Of India). Not only a painter, he had gone on to making three movies, which has also won various awards. He is also the highest paid painter of India. Due to the controversies against his work by various religious groups, and hence the various cases against him he went on a self imposed exile and left India, and in January 2010 was offered citizenship in Qatar.

The above work, title Mother India, was a cause of much controversy. The other images are from the artists official website.

Indian Artists - Raja Ravi Varma

This post marks the beginning of a series which I intend to continue, focusing on the various artists from India. And the first artist I am focusing on is Raja Ravi Varma.

Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906), is known for potraying scenes from the Indian mythology, such as the Ramayana amd the Mahabharata. His work is a mix of traditional indian art mixed with that of European style. He also won a prize at the Vienna Art exhibition in 1873. His work has also been noted for its sentimentality.

(Image courtsey of Wikipedia)

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