GLENN LOWRY: Today, we’re delighted to bring you Pixar: 20 Years of Animation, the largest Museum of Modern Art exhibition ever devoted to that rapidly evolving art.
In 1995, Pixar released Toy Story, the very first feature length CG - or computer generated – film. I think you’ll be amazed by the complexity and beauty behind that film,- and those that followed. And you’ll see how, at Pixar, pushing the limits of technology and artistic innovation go hand in hand.
I’m Glenn Lowry, Director of The Museum of Modern Art. On this tour, you’ll hear from some of Pixar’s many talented artists.
John Lasseter, Executive Vice President, Creative, is the creative heart of Pixar Animation Studios. He has directed or executive produced all six Pixar feature films, and all 11 groundbreaking shorts, too.
JOHN LASSETER:
I am so thrilled because for the first time you get to see the artwork that inspired the films, from paintings to pastels to sculptures, to pencil drawings.
GLENN LOWRY: On the screen here, you can see how Pixar characters look when a 3D model is created in the computer.
JOHN LASSETER:
We call it wireframe. Amazing artists working very long hours with the computer as a tool created the work that you're seeing here.
GLENN LOWRY: On this tour, we hope you’ll begin with the artwork in the passageway behind you.
You’ll find a lot more Pixar art downstairs. And upstairs, on the second floor are two media installations made just for this exhibition.
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