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FngKestrel · 12-13-2004, 06:17 PM

I suppose this is as good a place as any for this.

http://michaelpaulus.com/gallery/character-Skeletons

Totally awesome collection of images on display in a gallery in Oregon. It's here and not in Tilted Artwork because it's not my art.

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A character study of 22 present and past cartoon characters.

Animation was the format of choice for children's television in the 1960s, a decade in which children's programming became almost entirely animated. Growing up in that period, I tended to take for granted the distortions and strange bodies of these entities.

I decided to take a select few of these popular characters and render their skeletal systems as I imagine they might resemble if one truly had eye sockets half the size of its head, or fingerless-hands, or feet comprising 60% of its body mass.

Each character resides on a translucent, hinged panel. When the panel is lifted the character’s skeletal structure is revealed giving each a certain validity and glimpse into its origins. Each panel is hand-drawn with archival ink and covered with an acrylic/acetate transparency.

The photos of Hello Kitty on the site give an accurate idea of what the actual, assembled pieces look like---with the hinged translucent cover both closed and open. The rest of the characters shown on the site are approximations of what the transparency overlay looks like since I don’t have actual photographs of all of them.

Twenty-two of these are currently on display at Stumptown (Belmont location) in Portland, Oregon the month of December 2004

Each one is 7.5 x 5.5 inches.

Contact me at mike@michaelpaulus.com if you have any questions. Click on the link at the top, right of the page to view the rest of the site.

Hard8s · 12-13-2004, 06:30 PM

Funny but I never thought the Shmoo had a skeleton.

Ishmal · 12-13-2004, 06:38 PM

WOW. tweety is pretty kool lookin...

good find FngKestrel...

but who is Shmoo???

Fly · 12-14-2004, 06:21 AM

hahahahha..........these are great

Charlatan · 12-14-2004, 06:43 AM

The Schmoo can't have a skeleton... unless the skeleton was very soft and rubbery.

rockogre · 12-14-2004, 11:12 AM

Now THAT was cool!

bernadette · 12-14-2004, 12:54 PM

"i tought i taw a puddy tat. OMG i did tee a puddy tat & dat puddy tat ate me clear to the bone! crapsticks."

<img src="http://michaelpaulus.com/albums/character-Skeletons/Tweety.jpg">

Hard8s · 12-14-2004, 05:41 PM

here the shmoo history
http://www.deniskitchen.com/docs/new_shmoofacts.html
But it doesn't seem to be the one I remember.
*singing*
"Its the new shmoo
the incredible new shmoo
that's who!"

Oh here he is http://www.geocities.com/corvenpage_...ns/Schmoo.html

12-13-2004, 06:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hard8s Addict Location: Wherever I am!	Funny but I never thought the Shmoo had a skeleton. __________________ If ignorance is bliss, then wipe this smile off my face!

12-13-2004, 06:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ishmal Wicked Clown Location: House Of Horrors	WOW. tweety is pretty kool lookin... good find FngKestrel... but who is Shmoo??? __________________ "Despite the high cost of living, it remains popular."

12-14-2004, 06:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Fly see the links to my music? Location: Beautiful British Columbia	hahahahha..........these are great __________________ BASTARD SterlingStudios

12-14-2004, 06:43 AM	#5 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	The Schmoo can't have a skeleton... unless the skeleton was very soft and rubbery. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

12-14-2004, 11:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
rockogre I aim to misbehave! Location: SW Oklahoma	Now THAT was cool! __________________ Only two defining forces have ever offered to die for you, Jesus Christ and the American G. I. One died for your soul, the other for your freedom

12-14-2004, 12:54 PM	#7 (permalink)
bernadette ::::::::::::::::::::::::: :. Location: this ain't kansas, toto	"i tought i taw a puddy tat. OMG i did tee a puddy tat & dat puddy tat ate me clear to the bone! crapsticks." <img src="http://michaelpaulus.com/albums/character-Skeletons/Tweety.jpg"> __________________ .:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.:.

12-14-2004, 05:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hard8s Addict Location: Wherever I am!	here the shmoo history http://www.deniskitchen.com/docs/new_shmoofacts.html But it doesn't seem to be the one I remember. singing "Its the new shmoo the incredible new shmoo that's who!" Oh here he is http://www.geocities.com/corvenpage_...ns/Schmoo.html __________________ If ignorance is bliss, then wipe this smile off my face! Last edited by Hard8s; 12-14-2004 at 05:44 PM..