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[pamonologues]

Today’s Inspiration: Tyrus Wong

These days I have been feeling lost on what I should be and what I should do. Notice the word “should”. “Should” means I think I know what I need to do, but in reality, it doesn’t align with my soul, heart and spirit. Pam, if I don’t feel aligned, use it as a message to move on and find something to build my momentum! 

Today, in my to-do list, the first thing I wrote was to observe Tyrus Wong’s illustrations. There are some wonderful posts of his work and his life I’ve reblogged and I will like to include more resources in this Tumblr world.

The Pastel Illustrations of Tyrus Wong That Would Inspire the Movie ‘Bambi’ Colossal Article 

Round the Clock: Chinese American Artists Working in Los Angeles Vince Price Art Museum Exhibition

Interview with the Curator Sonia Mok HuffPost Article mentions: 

the discrimination towards Chinese Americans and the struggles they faced 

the path each artist took to build their career 

the combination of their influences and how it inspired each artist differently

“What the show presents is more than just Chinese art or American art. The works offer insight into each artist’s multiple creative fluencies and cultural perspectives. Their career choices, their relationships throughout the art community, and their connectedness (or lack thereof) to the Chinese American community reveal a great deal about how these individual artists derived meaning from their work.”

List of Chinese American Artists (born between 1910-1920)

George Chann (his work later evolves into abstraction)

John Kwok (not much of his work is shown online)

Jake Lee (his work is detailed and realistic)

Milton Quon

2001 Group Show “Inspiring Lines: Chinese American Pioneers in the Commercial Arts”

2006 Solo Exhibition “Impressions: Milton Quon’s Los Angeles”

Watercolor Works 

Other Asian American Artists

Mike Quon (Milton Quon’s son”

Ruth Asawa

Bernice Bing

Wah Ming Chang

Benjamen Chinn

Taneyuki Dan Harada

Dale Joe

Diana Joe

Diana Kan

Dong Kingman

James Leong

James Yeh-jau Lau

George Miyasaki

Johsel Namkung

Arthur Okamura

Miné Okubo

Tadashi Sato

Kay Sekimachi

George Tsutakawa

Tseng Yuho

Carlos Villa

C.C. Wang

Anna Wu Weakland

Charles Wong

Jade Snow Wong

Nanying Stella Wong

Guide to the California Asian American Artists Biographical Survey Records

[allehsu]

“I look toward the western horizon for that eternal thread of Opening, one dot of Light, one whole Moment.” #Repost @asianamericanarchive with @get_repost ・・・ Tyrus Wong’s “Deer on Cliff” (1960s). Deer on Cliff reflects Wong's stylistic fusion of Chinese and American aesthetics, encouraged by his Otis Art Institute mentor Stanton Macdonald-Wright. The painting evokes a feeling of movement, influenced by Wong's interest in and work with illustration and film. - source: Hammer Museum - #tyruswong #chineseamerican #asianamerican https://www.instagram.com/p/CDApdEhpYF6/?igshid=1mi7keykzjwc2

[thrututchteyes]

HARRY UZOKA REMEMBRANCE DAY - THE WINTER THAT STAYED . (Read my thots and credits for the snowscape in the first comment below - And check out the previous and following posts for this month’s tribute vid and a new TuTchT portrait of Harry.) . Follow the hashtags to catch each month’s remembrance posts when they drop on the 11th: #HarryUzokaForever #HarryUzokaRembranceDay #HarryTuTchT . @HarryUzoka @TuTchTig #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #HarryUzoka #RememberingHarry #TuTchTMuse #TopMaleModelsofColor #TopUKMaleModels #RunwayKings #TheWinterThatStayed #TyrusWong #TyrusWongWinterscape #HarryTuTchT #HarryUzokaRemebranceDay #HarryUzokaForever https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2194iFL3T/?igshid=1rhu833zrn42u

[tothemetaverseandbeyond]

Tyrus Wong, The ‘Bambi’ Artist Who Endured America’s Racism, Gets His Due

Tyrus Wong, The ‘Bambi’ Artist Who Endured America’s Racism, Gets His Due

The late Tyrus Wong, whose paintings formed the basis of Disney’s iconic film, is finally receiving the recognition he deserves.

By Katherine Brooks via huffingtonpost.com

Even if you’ve never heard the name Tyrus Wong before, you’ve likely seen his work. Maybe not in a museum or gallery, but you’ve probably enjoyed the late artist’s fascinating brushstrokes ― or the films that they inspired ― in the comforts of your home.

Until his death last year at the age of 106, Wong was considered America’s oldest living Chinese-American artist and one of the last remaining icons of Disney’s golden age of animation. Few people outside of his studio could identify him during his lifetime, but his art was eerily ubiquitous. Handpicked by Walt Disney to guide one of his films, Wong’s watercolor sketches formed the basis of “Bambi” and, later, Warner Bros.′ live-action movies like “Rebel without a Cause.” His calligraphic imagery wound its way onto Hallmark Christmas cards, kites and hand-painted California dinnerware. He did show in galleries and museums, too ― with greats like Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse, no less. 

And yet, it wasn’t until recently ― later in his life ― that he began receiving the recognition he deserved. It was in 1942 when he painted a minuscule buck leaping through a forest felled by blazing flames, an electric landscape that would heavily influence the World War II-era movie about a fawn who lost his mother. Seventy-five years after “Bambi,” Wong is the subject of an “American Masters” film on PBS, a documentary portrait that reveals how he overcame a harrowing immigration process and years of racism in the United States to become one of the most prolific artists in recent memory.

“Tyrus Wong’s story is a prime example of one of the many gaping holes in our society’s narrative on art, cinema, and Western history,” Pamela Tom, the director behind “Tyrus,” set to air on PBS Sept. 8, explained in a statement. “By telling his story, I wanted to shine light on one of America’s unsung heroes, and raise awareness of the vital contributions he’s made to American culture.”

Her 90-minute documentary follows Wong from his birth in Canton (now Guangzhou), China, to his attempts to immigrate to the United States in 1919. Detained for a month, he, along with his father, endured extensive interrogation before being allowed to enter the country, only to live in poverty once they arrived. As multiple sources in the film point out, American society in the 1920s and ’30s was not kind to Chinese-American communities ― many immigrants saw only a few options for work, including acting as laundry men, house boys or restaurant staff. And the world of animation and film, a more than unlikely field Wong fought tooth and nail to enter, was not much kinder. Described as “an old boy’s club,” Wong recounts how he was called a racial slur on his first day with Republic Pictures. 

Still, his sights were ultimately set on fine art. An eventual graduate of Otis Art Institute, the animator, designer, painter and kite maker rose to the coveted status of a Disney Legend by 2001. Beyond that, his work indeed hangs in museums, his name appearing in placards next to other greats. “He had a lot of dignity, but he also felt the pangs of racism,” Tom told HuffPost in an earlier interview. “I think Tyrus represents success. He represents someone who’s a survivor, who broke these racial barriers.” 

Today, immigrants in the U.S. continue to face astounding obstacles. Just a few days before the premiere of “Tyrus,” President Donald Trump and his administration initiated the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals protections, putting nearly 800,000 young undocumented immigrants at risk of deportation if members of Congress fail to strike a deal. Wong’s story illuminates just how difficult it is to succeed in a world that’s designed to test your limits at every turn. 

“It’s so unlikely,” a voice in the film’s trailer declares of Wong’s biography, “and that’s what makes it so valuable.”

Ahead of the debut of “Tyrus,” HuffPost is premiering an exclusive clip from the “American Masters” film. For more information on the project, head to PBS.

[michlapdesign]

#sammichlap #painting #elephants #classical #traditional #gouache #illustration #visdev #art I love the blending qualities of Gouache. Obviously inspired by Bambi's soft forests by #tyruswong this was an early concept painting for an animated feature.

[thefrancais]

Only two more days until the debut of Tyrus on #americanmasterspbs Pamela Tom directed the film about the artist Tyrus Wong, whose work served as the visual template for #bambi I saw him a year before he died at age 106. A remarkable life. For more on the film visit Nonfictionfilm.com [search Tyrus] #arts #chineseartist #tyruswong #disney #documentary #documentaries #pbs

[rubberonion]

Final (top) vs Concept (bottom) art by the great Tyrus Wong - RE: conversation on ep 173 of the #RubberOnionPodcast >>http://goo.gl/mu7eKH<< . #tyruswong #bambi #background #conceptart #art #pastel #disney #illustration #animation #podcast #rubberonion #stephenbrooks #robyulfo

[lojowerkz]

RIP Tyrus Wong Mr. Wong is celebrated in animation circles though not widely known. A Chinese born artist who immigrated to the USA as a 9-year-old Tyrus Wong died last Friday at the age of 106. He was a low-level in-betweener for the Walt Disney studios in the late 30’s when some of his inspirational sketches for the development of “Bambi” caught Walt Disney’s eye. Disney broke from his own tradition of fully rendered detailed backgrounds which gave his previous movies their old-world charm. The painterly expressionistic suggestions of a forest became the guiding force of the emotional. romantic warmth of Bambi (’42) and not only raised the artistic bar for animated films but continued to influence artists from that day to the present. Thank you sir, for your contribution to the American art form of Animation! Your work will live on for generations! @Disney @Tyrusthemovie @disneyanimation #LoJoWerkz #LoJoWerkzDailyDope #DAILYDOPE #TyrusWong #AnimationHereos #ChineseImigrants #ImigrantArtistWhoChangedAmerica #Bambi #WaltDIsney #Impressionism #RIPTyrusWong

[untitledpaperstuff]

Remembering the creator of Bambi 🔸 #tyruswong #inspiration #asianartists #penandink #doodle #drawing #nature #micron #guam #blackandwhite #instafineliner #trees #treedrawing #doodleoftheday #blackworknow #illustration

[chronicbodylove]

Day 25 #creativesprint What happened today in history as inspiration. Google is celebrating artist Tyrus Wong’s birthday. His work hung beside that of Picasso who also shares his birthday and he worked for Disney creating thousands of moving illustrations for Bambi just one of the projects he worked on. He was known for flying his kites with his family on the beach on Santa Monica thanks #creativesprint for prompting this history lesson #tyruswong #disneylegend #bambi (at Dublin, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BpX24negE-F/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=mp8xaj66edri

[blogofhistory-blog1]

Birth Anniversary..! Tyrus Wong.! 25 October 1910..! #TyrusWong was a #Chinese born #American #Artist..! He was a #Painter, #Animator, #Calligrapher, #Muralist, #Ceramicist, #Lithographer and #KiteMaker, as well as a #SetDesigner and #Storyboard artist..! One of the most-influential and celebrated #Asian-#American #Artists of the 20th century, He was also a #FilmProduction #Illustrator, who worked for #Disney and #WarnerBrothers..! https://www.instagram.com/p/BpWplAhgQlwFj8ApoqqF2WlduxyMmI46oRQiSI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1l7jdq36nrqa0

[jebaqpt]

Tyrus Wong's 108th Birthday celebrated by Google Doodle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKSFrzCLVYM

[kathleenbradshaw]

Happy National Color Day! I made this digital sketch after studying Tyrus Wong, a Chinese American artist who combined a Western style of painting with the calligraphic brush style of the Chinese Sung dynasty. Mr. Wong was brought to the United States by his father at the age of 11 and spent 3 weeks in a detention facility waiting for permission to join him. He endured much hardship as a child and a young man, but persevered to become one of the most significant American artists of all time. While working at the Walt Disney Studio his ethereal style influenced the look and tone of the movie Bambi, though he was not credited for it at the time. Mr. Wong went on to create preproduction illustration for Warner Brothers, gallery paintings, greeting cards, painted silk scarves, and the most incredible kites I’ve ever seen. There are short videos about him on YouTube, and the PBS American Masters documentary “Tyrus” is worth watching. #illustrator #illustration #artistsoninstagram #inspiration #tyruswong https://www.instagram.com/p/BpP6FeeHv0S/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1h31c8r8kvh4q

[thrututchteyes]

RIP Tyrus Wong Mr. Wong is celebrated in animation circles though not widely known. A Chinese born artist who immigrated to the USA as a 9-year-old Tyrus Wong died last Friday at the age of 106. He was a low-level in-betweener for the Walt Disney studios in the late 30’s when some of his inspirational sketches for the development of “Bambi” caught Walt Disney’s eye. Disney broke from his own tradition of fully rendered detailed backgrounds which gave his previous movies their old-world charm. The painterly expressionistic suggestions of a forest became the guiding force of the emotional. romantic warmth of Bambi (’42) and not only raised the artistic bar for animated films but continued to influence artists from that day to the present. Thank you sir, for your contribution to the American art form of Animation! Your work will live on for generations! @Disney @Tyrusthemovie @disneyanimation #TuTchT #TuTchTIMAGING #ThruTuTchTEyes #TyrusWong #AnimationHereos #ChineseImigrants #ImigrantArtistWhoChangedAmerica #Bambi #WaltDisney #Impressionism #RIPTyrusWong

[toddhitchcock1]

Great screening of documentary TYRUS with filmmaker Pamela Tom at @afisilvertheatre last night! #tyruswong #arthistory #argotpictures (at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center)

[omgpattipenn]

Day 91: #100daysinjoy There are no words that do justice to the emotional cell memory at watching Bambi tonight on its 75th Anniversary. Meeting the 80 year old ex-Marine who was the voice of Bambi and the adorable Thumper to injoying remember my Aunt's gift to me her love of Walt Disney Animation. Be part of something special, bring the collaborators together and bring beauty into this world I heard the whisper. #love #animation #bambi #thumper #waltdisney #walt #disneyanimation #cartoonstagram #tyruswong #genius #artistanimation #artists