Before going home for Christmas, while watching a recording from a 2D lesson I came across a conversation about rotoscoping. I was familiar with it, but for some reason, up until that moment, I thought of this technique as I … Continue reading →

When I applied for this course, not only was I more leaned towards 2D animation, but I was also worried about not having the drawing skills to be a good 2D animator. As soon as I started researching about Seara … Continue reading →

For the “Recorded Lipsynch” I wanted to explore drag as a type of performative and visual art form. My own digital media accounts are under Maria Calipso, which is my drag persona/ digital avatar, and more importantly, the name that … Continue reading →

In the previous term, while researching for Abi Feijó’s work, cutout animation was one of the types of animation that caught my eye. Even more so, when I was introduced to Lotte Reiniger, Yuri Norstein or by Chinese cutout animations … Continue reading →

For this blog’s title, and as a theme for this semester’s series of exercises I decided to follow the Portuguese expression “É como dar pérolas a porcos”, which translates to “It’s like giving pearls to pigs”, or as I believe … Continue reading →

This past weekend I had the opportunity to see the painting exhibition “Mixing it Up: Painting Today” in Hayward Gallery. It showcases the most recent work of emerging artists with the aim of reflecting the different styles of painting that … Continue reading →

The “interventive” aspect of Abi Feijó and Seara Cardoso’s work is also noted in the impact and influence they had in the animation industry and puppet theatre in Portugal. Not only were they trailblazers for their own styles of storytelling, … Continue reading →

DECENTRALIZED PROTAGONISM Another element shared by both these directors is the perspective in which they tell their stories and the protagonists they choose to give the spotlight to. In Seara Cardoso‘s TV shows, at times it’s even hard to find … Continue reading →

Even though their work is aesthetically very different, they have a few interesting things in common. They are both from the north of Portugal, (Abi Feijó from Braga and Seara Cardoso from Porto), they were both born in 1956 and … Continue reading →

In 1977, Abi Feijó was a Fine Arts student in Porto when he discovered animation through CINANIMA’s first editions. During that time he came across alternative, poetic and experimental animation films that still constitute some of his biggest references today. … Continue reading →