Stefan Gruber's Animation, Sunday, 12 July, 2009

Sunday, 12th of July—Electronically Projected Performance of Animated Art by Stefan Gruber

(Try clicking on the little ladybug to see a sample of his work)

Its cartoon/experimental/animated films, with live commentary, and one spoken word, comic performance. Like the Museum itself, it must been seen to be believed!

On the Museum Stage, 4 – 5 p.m. $7 – $10 sliding scale donation. Museum members and CCS students free of charge!

Bio

Stefan Gruber is a Seattle animator and performance artist. He creates a short hand drawn, digitally finished film every year. The 2 most recent films are Anaelle (2006), which is being screened on 35mm in front of feature length films all over Washington, and Petting Zoo 1 (2007) which premiered at the Wholphin release party. His animated content has been incorporated into local modern dance groups Lingo, The Degenerate Art Ensemble, and Paige Barnes and the Grizzlies. He also makes comics for print and performs them with live actors under the name the Slide Rule. He hosts animation classes at Nova Alternative high school, the Frye art museum, and the NWFF, and does a yearly screening of kid made animation shorts. He was a finalist for the Stranger Genius award in 2006, and has won honors from the Seattle Arts Commission, Artist Trust, 4Culture, Princess Grace Foundation, and the Student Academy Awards. http://stefangruber.com