Attached to the mouse; Disney and contemporary art.9780761834748 Attached to the mouse; Disney and contemporary art. Crawford, Holly. Univ. Press of America 2006 212 pages $24.95 Paperback NC1766 Examining the artistic appropriation of Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse Famous character of Walt Disney's animated cartoons. He was introduced in Steamboat Willie (1928), the first animated cartoon with sound. Mickey was created by Disney, who also provided his high-pitched voice, and was usually drawn by the studio's head animator, , Donald Duck Donald Duck cantankerousness itself. [Comics: Horn, 216–217] See : Irascibility Donald Duck frustrated character jealous of Mickey Mouse. [Comics: Horn, 216–217] See : Jealousy , and other Disney images, Crawford (director of the AC Institute, "for the documentation and understanding of art") explores the motivations and strategies revealed by artists' use of these images in their works. She focuses on three major elements: appropriation as an iconic i·con·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts. , humorous reference to popular culture; appropriation due to nostalgic nos·tal·gi·a n. 1. A bittersweet longing for things, persons, or situations of the past. 2. The condition of being homesick; homesickness. , psychological attachment to the images; and appropriation as a form of marketing strategy. She sets these artistic strategies within the context of the historical development of the Disney Company and its own use of the images. ([c]20062005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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