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About the Artist…David Kracov |
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David
Kracov was born in Boston, MA in 1968. After winning first
place in two categories of an art competition at the age
of 12, David was one of the youngest artists in the world
to have his paintings displayed in the Boston Museum of
Fine Arts. Later David studied at and received his degree
from the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design.
After
receiving his degree in 1990, David moved to Los Angeles
where he began his animation career for the Ralph Bakshi
and Brad Pitt feature, Cool World. David quickly moved up
the ranks and within two months became head of the Special
Effects Department, creating and supervising all the visual
effects for the movie.
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After production
ended, David went on to work with Disney Animation, Don
Bluth Animation, Rich Animation, as well as several other
studios, working on such features as The Lion King,
Aladdin, Troll in Central Park, The Pebble and the Penguin,
Thumbelina, and The Swan Princess. During
this time, David also worked for several Special Effects
studios, creating visual effects for many feature films.
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During his time as an animator, David began
to experiment with different types of clay, and started
sculpting the characters from those films he animated. Having
no formal training, David quickly discovered that he had
a passion for sculpting. On a Friday evening, in late April
1993, a gallery specializing in animation art had an opening
of David's personal line of sculptures and one-of-a-kind
chess sets. As chance would have it, while waiting for reservations
at a restaurant next door to the gallery, a buyer for the
Warner Bros. Studio Stores decided to pass the time walking
through the gallery. He was so impressed with the style
and subject matter of David's sculptures that he immediately
approached the gallery curator. Within days, David was commissioned
to create a limited edition chess set for the Warner Bros.
Studio Stores.
The
chess set was titled "Looney Trails" and was produced
in a limited edition of just 50 chess sets. Each chess piece
was hand-sculpted by David using a special formulation of
polymer clay created for him. The 50 chess sets required
almost eight months to complete. All 50 sets were sold out
within two days of their release.
Not
long after that David was contacted by Disney Studios to
create sculptures of individual characters as well as chess
sets for their stores, galleries, theme parks and catalog.
Today
David Kracov is the exclusive licensed sculptor of all Warner
Bros. Looney Tunes, Hanna-Barbera, and Tim Burton's Corpse
Bride characters, as well as creating limited edition sculptures
for the Disney Studios. David's sculptures are included
in the collections of several of Hollywood's elite entertainment
names and organizations.
David
was also commissioned by the National Holocaust Museum to
create a sculpture to pay tribute to all of the children
who lost their lives in the Holocaust. Recently, he has
become the licensed sculptor of the PEANUTS characters available
exclusively at Animazing Gallery! |
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