Comments on: Looking At It’s A Small World, Seeing Modern Art http://justinspace.com/blog/2008/01/30/looking-at-its-a-small-world-seeing-modern-art/ The JustinSpace Web Log Sat, 17 May 2008 06:55:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Craig http://justinspace.com/blog/2008/01/30/looking-at-its-a-small-world-seeing-modern-art/#comment-12169 Craig Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:32:17 +0000 http://justinspace.com/blog/2008/01/30/looking-at-its-a-small-world-seeing-modern-art/#comment-12169 Exquisite research, and fascinating all around! Exquisite research, and fascinating all around!

]]> By: Donn B. Murphy http://justinspace.com/blog/2008/01/30/looking-at-its-a-small-world-seeing-modern-art/#comment-12154 Donn B. Murphy Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:45:21 +0000 http://justinspace.com/blog/2008/01/30/looking-at-its-a-small-world-seeing-modern-art/#comment-12154 This is very sophisticated and convincing art history research. Mary Blair seems to have made these Klee, Eames and other inspirations her own, while drawing on them not to create personal art per se, but to devise inspirational concepts for a theme park. The most unflattering construction to put on Justin's discoveries would imply plagiarism on the part of Ms. Blair. The more charitable reaction is to conclude that a Disney artist did intelligent research, and was in touch with some of the best and most advanced ideas in modern art during the years precedin the creation of IT'S A SMALL WORLD. Considerable credit must go to the Imagineers who took her ideas, notablythe gorgeous "final scene" maquette, and translated them faithfully into the sparkling, animated scenes which give pleasure to thousands of Disney guests hour after hour, 365 days each year, in parks across the world. This is very sophisticated and convincing art history research. Mary Blair seems to have made these Klee, Eames and other inspirations her own, while drawing on them not to create personal art per se, but to devise inspirational concepts for a theme park.

The most unflattering construction to put on Justin’s discoveries would imply plagiarism on the part of Ms. Blair. The more charitable reaction is to conclude that a Disney artist did intelligent research, and was in touch with some of the best and most advanced ideas in modern art during the years precedin the creation of IT’S A SMALL WORLD.

Considerable credit must go to the Imagineers who took her ideas, notablythe gorgeous “final scene” maquette, and translated them faithfully into the sparkling, animated scenes which give pleasure to thousands of Disney guests hour after hour, 365 days each year, in parks across the world.

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