"DRAWING THE SAILOR MAN" EXHIBITION Oscar Grillo.
Palacio de la Merced (Patio Barroco), From Monday 5th to Sunday 11th, 9am-2pm and 5-8pm (Sunday evening, closed)
Exhibition PosterThe work of Oscar Grillo, the world-renowned cartoonist and animator, is as richly varied as it is prolific, and includes advertising spots as well as the famous shorts Seaside Woman and Shadow Cycle. He has illustrated a number of books, and drawn cartoons for magazines as well as holding countless shows. In 1980, he and Ted Rockley founded Klactoveesedstene Animations, specialising in advertising and short films.
The Palacio de la Merced will be the venue for an exhibition specially put together by Oscar Grillo for Animacor’07. “Drawing the Sailor Man” is this artist’s view of the famous character invented by Max Fleischer.
BIO OSCAR GRILLO
Oscar GrilloAfter watching Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the 5 year old Oscar Grillo knew what he wanted to be. "No one explained it was animation, but I knew they were moving drawings and I knew I wanted to be an artist".
When he was 16 years old, Oscar spotted an advertisement for trainee animators and within weeks he was working in a studio making commercials.
Having moved to Europe, Oscar received a call in the early 1970's to work in London for a couple of weeks - he has stayed for 31 years!
By 1980 Oscar had spent 7 years working for Dragon Productions and received the Golden Palm award in Cannes for best short film "Seaside Woman".
In this year, Oscar created Klactoveesedstene Animations together with Ted Rockley. They have produced hundreds of award winning commercials for UK, Europe, U.S.A., Australia and Japan.
Oscar has been described as "among the top three animators in the county". "Many people think he's just an animator, but he's an all rounder". His partner Ted Rockley says of him "His design sense is unmatched". However, Oscar believes "I am a commercial artist, not a painter, but I'm one of the luckiest people because I get away with more".
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