Art in Motion is the first comprehensive examination of the aesthetics of animation in its many forms. It gives an overview of the relationship between animation studies and media studies, then focuses on specific aesthetic issues concerning flat and dimensional animation, full and limited animation, and new technologies. A series of studies on abstract animation, audiences, representation, and institutional regulators is also included.
(2008)
Maureen Furniss, Ph.D. is founding editor of Animation Journal and author of Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics and The Animation Bible. She has also edited two anthologies, Chuck Jones Conversations and Animation: Art and Industry. She has written articles for numerous publications, delivered presentations at animation events worldwide, and been on the pre-selection committee and jury for several animation festivals.
Dr. Furniss received her doctorate in Critical Studies from the USC School of Cinema-Television (now School of Cinematic Arts). She teaches on animation faculty at the California Institute of the Arts.
