Flickering News

SWGs build enthusiasm for space bricks and 'Gertie'

March 5, 2024

Written by Rick Vacek for the UTDallas Office of the Provost this article showcases the faculty initiatives as Short-term Working Groups, including the construction of a 16-foot tall replica of Gertie the Dinosaur.

https://provost.utdallas.edu/2024/03/05/swgs-build-enthusiasm-for-space-bricks-gertie/

Student Production"Winsr & Gertie" unites animation and performing arts in first-of-its-kind collaboration at UT Dallas

September 2023

This Bass School Communications team article showcases the unique interdisciplinary collaborations brought to the public in this innovative play.

https://bass.utdallas.edu/news/student-production-winsor-gertie-unites-animation-and-performing-arts-in-first-of-its-kind-collaboration-at-ut-dallas/

“Winsor & Gertie” takes audience back to the 1900s

September 18, 2023

The article was written by Ardra Trivedi for the UTD student newspaper, The Mercury, interviewing the student-actors and providing more information about the behind-the-scenes of the production.

https://utdmercury.com/winsor-gertie-takes-audience-back-to-the-1900s/

Lab's Holocaust film moves audiences, draws upon unique collaboration

October 24, 2022

Written for the UTDallas Magazine this article is about the collaborative project that led to the creation of the animation "A Lasting Image." A collaborative project supervised by me and produced by the experimenta.l. lab and the Ackerman Center for Holocaust Studies.

https://magazine.utdallas.edu/2022/10/24/labs-holocaust-film-moves-audiences-draws-upon-unique-collaboration/

$750M UTD campaign aims to attract talent by bolstering research and the arts

September 5, 2022

I was interviewed by the Dallas Morning News and a section of my interview is featured at the end of this article. They included a picture of Graduate student Philip Martin working in the experimenta.l. lab on a stop-motion animation project that we collaborated on over the summer.

https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/09/05/750m-utd-campaign-aims-to-attract-talent-by-bolstering-research-and-the-arts/

Inu-Oh at The Modern

August 13, 2022

I was the guest speaker during the screening of Masaaki Yuasa's most recent anime at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

https://www.themodern.org/film/inu-oh

Ad "The Wheel" 

February, 2021

Volkswagen North America Advertisement showcasing the Silhouette Zoetrope 

https://johannesleonardo.com/project/thewheel