Joan C. Gratz
Joan Carol Gratz is an American artist, animator, and filmmaker who specializes in clay painting. Gratz is best known for her 1992 Oscar-winning animated short film Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase.
Lost and Found (2014)
Metamorphosing images with the appearance of sculpted wood and shifting sand summon memories of a life. (more)
Metamorphosing images with the appearance of sculpted wood and shifting sand summon memories of a life. (more)
Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992)
Two-dimensional clay animations melding and merging the work of 35 famous artists. (more)
Two-dimensional clay animations melding and merging the work of 35 famous artists. (more)
Candy Jam (1988)
Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett (USA), Elizabeth Buttler (USA), Paul Driessen (Holland), Tom Gasek (USA), Joan Gratz (USA), Christine Panushka (USA), ... (more)
Candyjam is a whimsical, animated collaboration by 10 animators from four countries: David Anderson (England), Karen Aqua (USA), Craig Bartlett (USA), Elizabeth Buttler (USA), Paul Driessen (Holland), Tom Gasek (USA), Joan Gratz (USA), Christine Panushka (USA), ... (more)
Animation Outlaws
(2019)
Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.” Outside of Walt himself there are few people ... (more)
Walt Disney said “We have created characters and animated them in the dimension of depth, revealing through them to our perturbed world that the things we have in common far outnumber and outweigh those that divide us.” Outside of Walt himself there are few people ... (more)
Pro and Con (1993)
A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer. (more)
A powerful, emotional and sometimes humorous look at the daily life of a prison inmate and a corrections officer. (more)
The Dowager's Feast (1996)
The One-Minute Memoir (2020)
When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn’t sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a “one-minute memoir,” she let them figure out the rest. The One-Minute ... (more)
When Academy Award®–winning animator and painter Joan Gratz asked eleven filmmakers if they would contribute to an omnibus film, she wasn’t sure what to expect—after prompting them to make a “one-minute memoir,” she let them figure out the rest. The One-Minute ... (more)
Night Weaver
An animated tapestry of abstract images inspired the decorative arts of Islamic women. (more)
An animated tapestry of abstract images inspired the decorative arts of Islamic women. (more)
No Leaders Please (2021)
Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring, and Ai Weiwei represent Bukowski's poem's theme of self-invention. (more)
Works inspired by artists Basquiat, Banksy, Haring, and Ai Weiwei represent Bukowski's poem's theme of self-invention. (more)
Retention Department of Permanent Exhaustion (2022)
Six directors independently imagine the Department of Perpetual Exhaustion. The participating directors are Chris Hinton, Jim Blashfield, Marv Newland, Martin Cooper, Chel White, and myself as producer/director. The film was inspired by my internet service provider ... (more)
Six directors independently imagine the Department of Perpetual Exhaustion. The participating directors are Chris Hinton, Jim Blashfield, Marv Newland, Martin Cooper, Chel White, and myself as producer/director. The film was inspired by my internet service provider ... (more)