27: Beauty Marks with Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma

Pilar and I contemplate Minnie Mouse's wikiFeet rating.   Pilar Garcia-Fernandezsesma is a Spanish-American animator, filmmaker, and multidisciplinary artist from New York City. They received a BFA in Film/Animation/Video from the Rhode Island School of Design and are currently based in Brooklyn.   Her practice encompasses both digital and traditional techniques, typically using an interplay of the two to give a mixed-media feel to her work. Pilar's storytelling often draws inspiration from ecological systems and their symbolic qualities, and uses folk horror, magical realism, and nature to examine the emotional and psychological self through a poetic and metaphorical lens.    Get your hands on a Camp Snap Camera for $5 off by using my link! https://www.campsnapphoto.com/INDIALOMBARDIBELLO Links to points of discussion (will update shortly!): Pilar's website Pilar's Instagram Rhode Island School of Design - RI The Animator's Friend on Instagram Frog Farm - NYC Bouchra screening - NYC Adolescence of Utena screening - NYC The Animator's Animations The Animator's Playlist on Apple Music and Spotify The Animator's Favorites Amy Kravitz's website LaGuardia Arts - NYC Peter Millard's website Donald Daffy by Peter Millard School of Visual Arts (SVA) MFA Visual Narrative - low residency NYC Chris Sullivan on Instagram Consuming Spirits by Chris Sullivan Paper Trail by Don Hertzfeldt Steven Subotnick's website Pilar on NewGrounds The Animator's Friend is hosted by India Lombardi-Bello, an educator based in New York City. In this series, India creates a platform where animators get to talk about themselves outside the context of their work. A questionnaire format, inspired by the 24 frames per second of animation, allows for personal, lighthearted, and unexpected conversation. Credits: Recorded, produced, and edited by India Lombardi-Bello Digital marketing assistance from Arnesh Kundu Music by Cloutmeyer Design by Sawyer Rippon Special thanks to Lisa LaBracio, Jose Vargas, Angelica Vergel, Pilar and John Moraskie All opinions belong to the guests and do not represent any other individual or entity