BORDER BANG
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| Rating | : | 4.65 (734 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 2374950417 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 188 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Reappropriating the bombardment of pop culture images is the border’s reaction to global issues and events, telling viewers and consumers not to glorify these situations but rather to acknowledge them through their subversive presentation. Raised in Tijuana, Gutierrez crossed the border to the US to attend elementary and middle school. POP CULTURE!!!!Border Bang is a passionate love letter to the Tijuana and US border, documenting the bootleg artifacts sold to locals and tourists alike. Each day, he was dazzled and entranced by the objects being sold, creating alternative narratives to the cartoon characters and celebrity portraits that he saw. Border Bang is a reflection of his childhood narrative, using images from Mickey Mouse to Tupac Shakur to convey the reflections and meditations of global events as witnessed by the border, exploring his love aff
While receiving his BFA and MFA from California Institute of the Arts in experimental animation, Gutierez created the short Carmelowhi ch was screened internationally and won the 2001 student Emmy Award in animation. . About the AuthorJorge R. Gutierrez is a Mexican animator, painter, writer, and director who, alongside his wife Sandra Equihua, created the Annie & Emmy Award-winning animated television series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera for Nickelodeon. Most recently he co-wrote and directed the animated feature The Book of Life for Reel FX and 20th Century Fox, nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2014. While developing future projects, Gutierrez is currently in a torrid love affair with his first love: painting
Most recently he co-wrote and directed the animated feature The Book of Life for Reel FX and 20th Century Fox, nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film in 2014. Gutierrez is a Mexican animator, painter, writer, and director who, alongside his wife Sandra Equihua, created the Annie & Emmy Award-winning animated television series El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera for Nickelodeon. . While developing future projects, Gutierrez is currently in