2010 Online Auction!

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Original animation drawing by Jules Engel (2)
This is an animation drawing from The Meadow (1994), drawing #132 from the film (watch a clip)
Oil Crayon and Pencil mounted on Acme-punched animation paper.

Dimensions: 5″ x 8″ (drawing) 10.5″ x 12.5″ (Acme paper/full size)
Starting bid: $400

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Original animation drawing by Jules Engel (3)
This is an animation drawing from The Meadow (1994), drawing #82 from the film (watch a clip)
Oil Crayon and Pencil mounted on Acme-punched animation paper.

Dimensions: 5″ x 8″ (drawing) 10.5″ x 12.5″ (Acme paper/full size)
Starting bid: $400

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Original animation drawing from Luma Nocturna (1974) by Sky David (1)
This is the original art that was filmed (not any reproduction) for the film Luma Nocturna (1974), by Sky David (watch a clip). According to Sky: “Luma Nocturna was the 4th and final thesis film to complete my journey at Cal Arts. It won at many film festivals and toured more that any of the films I have made. It was seen widely for an independent. It was distributed by Serious Business Co. during the 1970’s and was one of its “top renters” at that time. The Canadian BBC used a section with Arthur C. Clack speaking about outer space as he ‘traveled” in space and time using my film as an effect time warp. The iridescent surface colors allowed for cinematic lighting set up to make them stand out over the jet black glossy surface.”

The paper is archival and perfectly preserved in its original quality. Airbrushed iridescent pigment on Acme-punched black coated paper.

Dimensions: 10.25″ x 13.12″
Starting bid: $400

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Original animation drawing from Luma Nocturna (1974) by Sky David (2)
This is the original art that was filmed (not any reproduction) for the film Luma Nocturna (1974), by Sky David (watch a clip). According to Sky: “Luma Nocturna was the 4th and final thesis film to complete my journey at Cal Arts. It won at many film festivals and toured more that any of the films I have made. It was seen widely for an independent. It was distributed by Serious Business Co. during the 1970’s and was one of its “top renters” at that time. The Canadian BBC used a section with Arthur C. Clack speaking about outer space as he ‘traveled” in space and time using my film as an effect time warp. The iridescent surface colors allowed for cinematic lighting set up to make them stand out over the jet black glossy surface.”

The paper is archival and perfectly preserved in its original quality. The lines have been etched on black coated Acme-punched paper.

Dimensions: 10.25″ x 13.12″
Starting bid: $400

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Original animation drawing from Luma Nocturna (1974) by Sky David (3)
This is the original art that was filmed (not any reproduction) for the film Luma Nocturna (1974), by Sky David (watch a clip). According to Sky: “Luma Nocturna was the 4th and final thesis film to complete my journey at Cal Arts. It won at many film festivals and toured more that any of the films I have made. It was seen widely for an independent. It was distributed by Serious Business Co. during the 1970’s and was one of its “top renters” at that time. The Canadian BBC used a section with Arthur C. Clack speaking about outer space as he ‘traveled” in space and time using my film as an effect time warp. The iridescent surface colors allowed for cinematic lighting set up to make them stand out over the jet black glossy surface.”

The paper is archival and perfectly preserved in its original quality. Airbrushed iridescent pigment and lines etched on Acme-punched black coated paper.

Dimensions: 10.25″ x 13.12″
Starting bid: $400

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Original animation drawing from Merkaba (1973) by Sky David
This is original art that was used for the film Merkaba (1973), by Sky David. According to Sky: “Merkaba was my second animation at Cal Arts. It is based on a vision of the Hebrew Prophet EZEKIEL from the 6th century B.C. There is no direct word in English meaning, This vision is of a vehicle or city of ‘light’ in the sky. The best translations indicate something that today would be called a ‘spaceship’.”

The paper is archival and perfectly preserved in its original quality. Airbrushed and painted iridescent pigment on Acme-punched black coated paper.

Dimensions: 10.6″ x 13.5″
Starting bid: $400

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Original animation drawing from Under the Sea (1989) by Paul Glabicki (1)
Acme punched animation drawing from Paul Glabicki’s film Under the Sea (1989). According to Glabicki, Under the Sea “was structured on adapted fragments of five literary classics which often appeared on the screen simultaneously via multiple languages, text, sound, voice performances by actors, and visual clues and references.”

Dimensions: 9 x 12″
Framing: These drawings are framed in a borderless glass frame, which is optional. Please note that the glass is touching the drawing and will eventually need to be replaced or have spacers added for archival purposes.
Starting bid: $400

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Original animation drawing from Under the Sea (1989) by Paul Glabicki (2)
Acme punched animation drawing from Paul Glabicki’s film Under the Sea (1989). According to Glabicki, Under the Sea “was structured on adapted fragments of five literary classics which often appeared on the screen simultaneously via multiple languages, text, sound, voice performances by actors, and visual clues and references.”

Dimensions: 9 x 12″
Framing: These drawings are framed in a borderless glass frame, which is optional. Please note that the glass is touching the drawing and will eventually need to be replaced or have spacers added for archival purposes.
Starting bid: $400

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Abstract Animation Sequence (4 drawings) by Adam Beckett
Acme punched animation drawings (series of four) that illustrate the complex abstraction that is found in Beckett’s animations. These were undoubtedly the foundation drawings that would be photographed then optically printed to create a sophisticated, complex animation. They are numbered 2-5 in the upper right edge; slight scorching or discoloration is on the lower right corner.

Dimensions: 10.5″ x 12.5″ (each)
Starting bid: $500

Portrait Collage of Adam Beckett, by Byron Werner
Byron Werner has been making unusual original art since the early 70s. Werner studied with Adam Beckett at Cal Arts in the late 70s, and was so impressed by Beckett’s larger-than-life personality and artistry that he was inspired to make a portrait of Adam. Werner’s folk-art, hands-on process is unique. Using gift wrapping paper and various hole punches and scissors he creates a psychedelic folk art paper mosaic, blazing with bright contrasting colors and jumbled textures. His surfaces are alive, kinetic and interactive with reflective elements and curious details. Photography sometimes does not do them full justice. Computers are not used. The meticulous detail gives evidence to the long hours of careful assembly.

Dimensions: 18″ square
Starting bid: $1000

Framed Photos of Jules Engel signed by Mark Kirkland (3 distinct photos)

To support iotaCenter’s fundraising efforts, former student Mark Kirkland donated three signed photo portraits of Jules for our fundraising auction. The photos were taken on a LEICA camera, at a 2001 gallery exhibit of Engel’s work at the Tobey Moss Gallery in West Hollywood. These hand-printed silver gelatin prints were printed by hand on fiber paper and are framed in a museum-quality archival wood frame with Artcare archival talc mat from Nielsen Bainbridge. The back of the photo is signed by Mark Kirkland.

Dimensions: 11″ x 14″ (photo), 16″ x 20″ (frame)
Starting bid: $500 (each)

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Framed Abstract Monoprint by Adam Beckett
A monoprint, from numerous abstract print experiments Adam did while an art student at Antioch College in Yellow Spings, Ohio, prior to transferring to CalArts. This is an abstract piece with waves of color in deep blue, sky blue, marigold, taupe gray and lavender. Rescued from the apartment where Adam lived before his untimely death in 1979 and one of a few pieces from the collection that did not sustain fire damage.

Dimensions: 18 x 24″
Starting bid: $900

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SOLD! Adam Beckett Print: ‘Oscar McSpheroid, 1942’
This image is a three color print – probably a silkscreen print – although it has the detail of an intaglio etching. It was made through a number of separations, one for each color. A slight edge is visible around the nude figures and the background as Beckett was “masking” these in. The content is both figurative and abstract, sexually explicit and in contrast to the use of bright, primary colors, is somewhat grotesque due to the dominant pan-like male figure and the disfiguration of the human forms. It is truly Beckett in the mix of abstraction and figurative, psychological content, skillful drawing, and technical acuity.

Dimensions: 17 x 24″
Starting bid: $700

An Evening of Rarities on Film at the Museum of Jurassic Technology, curated by Mark Toscano

Mark Toscano – iotaCenter Advisory Council member, preservationist, curator and specialist in the avant-garde – will be hosting a special evening of rarities on film! David Wilson at the Museum of Jurassic Technology was kind enough to grant us the use of his small, 12-seat screening space at the Museum to host this very exclusive event. For this screening, Mark will choose a selection of rare avant-garde pieces that have had little to no exposure to the public. These may come from Mark’s own collection, the collections of filmmakers that he knows personally, from iotaCenter’s film collection, or from the vast collection of experimental works at the Academy Film Archive. They may be short films, or outtakes from existing films, or even tests or trailers. But they will all be very special, and very unique.

This event will be treated differently from the rest of the auction items. There are only TWELVE spots open and the seats will be priced at a flat rate of $150.