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| '''Annie Poon''' is an American ] based in ]. |
'''Annie Poon''' is an American ] based in ].<ref name="Johnson">{{cite web|last1=Johnson|first1=Whitney|title=Annie Poon: Oh Puppy!|url=http://whitneyjohnson.com/annie-poon-oh-puppy/|website=Whitney Johnson|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref> Her short "Runaway Bathtub" is in the permanent collection of the New York ]. Poon's works have appeared in other various venues, including the ], the ], the ], and the ]. The Chicago International Children's Festival, Nickelodeon, and PBS have shown her cartoons.<ref name="poon ohpuppy"/> She has taught animation and comics workshops and given motivational lectures to artists.<ref name="poon wordpress"/> | ||
| ==Early life and education== | |||
| Poon grew up with eight other siblings, including her twin sister in ] and studied painting at the ].<ref name="poon wordpress"/><ref name="Johnson"/> At age five, after a lesson on professions, Poon decided that she wanted to be an artist. Once, her mother excused her from school to visit the Metropolitan Museum for a day, which deeply impressed young Poon. Her mother would give her a nickel for each painter she could identify.<ref name="Lewis"/> Poon loved ], ], stickers and paper and scissors.<ref name="McBaine">{{cite web|last1=McBaine|first1=Neylan|title=From the Bathtub to Beyond|url=https://www.mormonwomen.com/interview/from-the-bathtub-to-beyond/|website=The Mormon Women Project|accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref><ref name="Johnson"/> Poon cites the drawings of ], ], and ] as her main influences.<ref name="Clements"/> | |||
| ==Animations== | |||
| Poon's stop-motion animations are very labor-intensive; five seconds of animation require about a day of work.<ref name="McBaine"/><ref name="Jepson"/> Poon's works draws on the playful happiness of childhood daydreams.<ref name="Johnson"/> Inspired by games she played with her sister in the bath as a child, Poon created her short "Runaway Bathtub."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Poon|first1=Annie|title=Runaway Bathtub|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD5vy6SeQe8|website=Youtube|accessdate=3 August 2016}}</ref> It is in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art.<ref name="moa">{{cite web|title=Contemporary Art Lecture Series: Artist Talk—Annie Poon - BYU Museum of Art|url=http://moa.byu.edu/events/contemporary-art-lecture-series-annie-poon/|website=moa.byu.edu}}</ref> | |||
| Poon belongs to the ] (LDS church) and her works often draw on her religion.<ref name="Clements"/> "The Book of Visions," created over the course of a year, depicts angels appearing visions to Joan of Arc, Black Elk, and Joseph Smith. Teenage Poon felt that these accounts showed that God valued teenagers' ideas and feelings.<ref name="McBaine"/> At the end of the film, the man "reading" the accounts flies out of the window, which according to Poon, represents how anyone can travel to another spiritual state.<ref name="Jepson">{{cite web|last1=Jepson|first1=Eric|title=Annie & Kah Leong Poon — Mormon Artist|url=http://mormonartist.net/interviews/annie-and-kah-leong-poon/|website=mormonartist.net|accessdate=1 August 2016}}</ref> "Die Wicked Die" is a series of animations portraying "action packed" scriptural violence influenced by ]<ref name="McBaine"/> "The Shiny Bicycle" was commissioned by the LDS church and depicts a boy who fails to paint his bicycle, but with hard work is able to make it look shiny again.<ref name="Lewis">{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Chase|title=LDS artist unveiling animation 10 years in the making|url=http://universe.byu.edu/2016/06/02/lds-artist-unveiling-animation-10-years-in-the-making-2/|accessdate=1 August 2016|work=The Daily Universe}}</ref> | |||
| "The Split House" depicts Poon's own struggle with mental illness, specifically, with ].<ref name="Clements">{{cite news|last1=Clements|first1=Derrick|title=Split mind, 'Split House': Art exhibit by Annie Poon explores mental illness and healing|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/arts-and-theater/split-mind-split-house-art-exhibit-by-annie-poon-explores/article_5c623f56-a114-50b3-8a2e-c4408aca9ab0.html|accessdate=1 August 2016|work=Daily Herald}}</ref> Poon worked on the animation over the course of more than ten years.<ref name="Lewis"/> The animation shows the subconscious thoughts of a young woman who transforms into an owl.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Jepson|first1=Theric|title=“The Split House” by Annie Poon|url=http://www.motleyvision.org/2016/the-split-house-by-annie-poon/|website=www.motleyvision.org|publisher=A Motley Vision|accessdate=3 August 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ===Oh Puppy!=== | |||
| Poon calls her naïve and passionate "Puppy" character her alter ego.<ref name="poon wordpress">{{cite web|last1=Poon|first1=Annie|title=About Me|url=https://anniepoon.wordpress.com/2012/03/25/about-me/|website=Annie Poon|accessdate=1 August 2016|date=25 March 2012}}</ref> Puppy's strips were first published on ].<ref name="poon ohpuppy">{{cite web|last1=Poon|first1=Annie|title=About|url=https://ohpuppy.net/about/|website=Oh Puppy!|accessdate=1 August 2016|date=14 September 2012}}</ref> The strips have been collected in a book titled ''Oh Puppy!'', and Puppy has appeared in three animations: "Oh Puppy" the rap video, "Puppy's Super Delicious Valentine's Biscuits,"<ref name="poon ohpuppy"/> and "Daisy Daddy."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Poon|first1=Annie|title=Daisy Daddy|url=http://www.anniepoon.com/new-gallery-2/|website=Annie Poon|accessdate=3 August 2016}}</ref> | |||
| ==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
| Poon's ''The Book of Visions'' was awarded ] by the ].{{ |
Poon's ''The Book of Visions'' was awarded ] by the ].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Book of Visions|url=http://www.mormonartistsgroup.com/mormon_artists_group/The_Book_of_Visions.html|website=Mormon Artists Group|accessdate=28 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
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Annie Poon is an American animator based in New York City. Her short "Runaway Bathtub" is in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art. Poon's works have appeared in other various venues, including the National Gallery, the Brooklyn Museum, the New Museum, and the Museum of Arts and Design. The Chicago International Children's Festival, Nickelodeon, and PBS have shown her cartoons. She has taught animation and comics workshops and given motivational lectures to artists.
Early life and education
Poon grew up with eight other siblings, including her twin sister in New Canaan, Connecticut and studied painting at the School of Visual Arts. At age five, after a lesson on professions, Poon decided that she wanted to be an artist. Once, her mother excused her from school to visit the Metropolitan Museum for a day, which deeply impressed young Poon. Her mother would give her a nickel for each painter she could identify. Poon loved shrinky dinks, Colorforms, stickers and paper and scissors. Poon cites the drawings of Shel Silverstein, Quentin Blake, and John Lennon as her main influences.
Animations
Poon's stop-motion animations are very labor-intensive; five seconds of animation require about a day of work. Poon's works draws on the playful happiness of childhood daydreams. Inspired by games she played with her sister in the bath as a child, Poon created her short "Runaway Bathtub." It is in the permanent collection of the New York Museum of Modern Art.
Poon belongs to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church) and her works often draw on her religion. "The Book of Visions," created over the course of a year, depicts angels appearing visions to Joan of Arc, Black Elk, and Joseph Smith. Teenage Poon felt that these accounts showed that God valued teenagers' ideas and feelings. At the end of the film, the man "reading" the accounts flies out of the window, which according to Poon, represents how anyone can travel to another spiritual state. "Die Wicked Die" is a series of animations portraying "action packed" scriptural violence influenced by "Itchy and Scratchy." "The Shiny Bicycle" was commissioned by the LDS church and depicts a boy who fails to paint his bicycle, but with hard work is able to make it look shiny again.
"The Split House" depicts Poon's own struggle with mental illness, specifically, with schizoaffective disorder. Poon worked on the animation over the course of more than ten years. The animation shows the subconscious thoughts of a young woman who transforms into an owl.
Oh Puppy!
Poon calls her naïve and passionate "Puppy" character her alter ego. Puppy's strips were first published on Fredflare.com. The strips have been collected in a book titled Oh Puppy!, and Puppy has appeared in three animations: "Oh Puppy" the rap video, "Puppy's Super Delicious Valentine's Biscuits," and "Daisy Daddy."
Awards
Poon's The Book of Visions was awarded best film of 2006 by the Association for Mormon Letters.
References
- ^ Johnson, Whitney. "Annie Poon: Oh Puppy!". Whitney Johnson. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Poon, Annie (14 September 2012). "About". Oh Puppy!. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Poon, Annie (25 March 2012). "About Me". Annie Poon. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Lewis, Chase. "LDS artist unveiling animation 10 years in the making". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ McBaine, Neylan. "From the Bathtub to Beyond". The Mormon Women Project. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ Clements, Derrick. "Split mind, 'Split House': Art exhibit by Annie Poon explores mental illness and healing". Daily Herald. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- ^ Jepson, Eric. "Annie & Kah Leong Poon — Mormon Artist". mormonartist.net. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
- Poon, Annie. "Runaway Bathtub". Youtube. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "Contemporary Art Lecture Series: Artist Talk—Annie Poon - BYU Museum of Art". moa.byu.edu.
- Jepson, Theric. ""The Split House" by Annie Poon". www.motleyvision.org. A Motley Vision. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- Poon, Annie. "Daisy Daddy". Annie Poon. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- "The Book of Visions". Mormon Artists Group. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
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