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SORRY, BUT WE ARE SOLD OUT OF THIS ARTWORK.
PLEASE VISIT OUR DANIEL MERRIAM COLLECTION.
Animazing Gallery
212-226-7374 
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For Immediate Release
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Dali Meets Disney in Destino
See the Film Created By Salvador Dali and Walt Disney in NY
At Major Exhibition in Soho Gallery |
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New York, NY - September
21, 2004 - In 1946, Salvador Dali and Walt Disney collaborated
to create a short animated film called Destino. Though shelved
before it was animated, this cutting edge piece was recently revived
and finished 57 years later by Roy Disney, using the storyboards
that Dali himself created. It is richly laden with outlandish,
surrealistic imagery that, according to the curator of the Gala-Salvador
Dali Foundation, is “the perfect combination of Dali and Disney.”
It was nominated for an Academy Award last year after being shown
at the Cannes Film Festival.
Destino will be available to the public at Animazing
Gallery from October 14th -16th as part of a major Disney exhibition
open through November 14th. Selected fine art graphics recreated
from Dali’s original storyboards, including three new releases,
and some of his original work will be on exhibit. A collection
of vintage Disney animation art including the historically significant
drawings from Disney’s “Golden Years” of the 1920’s will also
be on display. These images are being shown to the public for
the very first time, as the collection of nearly 120 pieces was
acquired from the estate of Les Clark, one of Disney’s famed “Nine
Old Men.” The paintings of renowned Disney artists, Harrison and
Peter Ellenshaw will also be featured in the gallery. |
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reception, Harrison Ellenshaw will paint a scene from Mary
Poppins from 12:00-6:00pm. The opening reception will take
place on Thursday, October 14th 6-9pm at Animazing Gallery,
located at 461 Broome Street, between Greene & Mercer.
Destino will be aired every half hour during the
opening on Thursday and will be shown from 11am to 7pm,
every hour, on Friday & Saturday. RSVPs are required;
call 212-226-7374 or Rsvp@animazing.com.
Admission is free.
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| Peter Ellenshaw painted the illustrations
in the original Winnie the Pooh books. Until recently, the
paintings had been forgotten in the Disney archives, but limited
edition prints have now been issued. In 2002 Harrison Ellenshaw
began to carry on his father’s legacy by collaborating with
him on canvas. Harrison Ellenshaw will talk about the original
paintings on display inspired by Winnie the Pooh and Peter
Pan. He will hand-embellish all of his limited edition graphics
in the gallery. |
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Animazing Gallery features the finest
collection of vintage and contemporary animation art
from all major studios including: Disney, Warner Brothers,
Hanna-Barbera, Nickelodeon, Fox and Cartoon Network.
Animazing, “New York’s Premier Animation Art Gallery,”
is owned and operated by Heidi Leigh and Nick Leone.
Its’ New York showrooms are located in Soho, Hastings-on-Hudson,
Southampton, and online. Animazing also features fine
art that is fun, with The Peanuts Paintings and The
Secret Art of Dr Seuss; two collections which have remained
on permanent exhibit. Log on to www.animazing.com for
more information. |
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