Allison Schulnik's Work

After being told about Allison Schulnik in class I was drawn 
to her work so decided to research her further. Allison was born in 1978, she lives and works in LA, California. She is an artist, sculptor and animator, who has a very unique style! The idea of using stop motion as an animation technique really appeals to me.

 Her film called Mound shows how detailed her pieces of art are which gives the animation a very stylistic touch. I love the opening title sequence to Mound, it is such a simple idea with a simple sketch of flowers and petals which all fly off in different directions. Sometimes the simplest of designs can be the most affective, this opening sequence proves that. I would love to be able to create a piece using this as an inspiration if I had adequate drawing skills. As I cannot draw I am now attracted to the models/figures Allison uses for her actual animation narratives. 

Each of the sculptures are bought to life through using stop motion as the animation technique. By using stop motion Allison was able to slowly change the features of her models so that when played in a sequence and sped up they not only move but convey emotions too. Some of the clowns are shown with their facial expressions changing from a smile to a frown to their whole face melting down then reassembling as a new face.