JULES ENGEL
1909 - 2003
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In the early 1930s, Jules Engel emigrated
from Hungary to Evanston, Illinois, arriving in Hollywood in 1937.
He received his initial recognition in color design and choreography
for the animation dance sequences in "Fantasia" at Walt Disney Studios.
After the World War II, he joined UPA Studios as part of the creative team
that brought Gerald McBoing-Boing, Madeleine and Mr. Magoo to the
screen. He also painted. In 1957 he and Herb Klynn
were active as Format Films, producing "The Chipmunks" among other iconic
programs. Painting and independent filmmaking absorbed Engel's attention
during the twelve years between 1958 and 1970, until he became the
founding director of the Abstract Experimental Animation on Film Department
for the California Institute of the Arts. Jules Engel has received
many honors for his art and, in 2001, he was further recognized as an "Institute
Fellow" of CalArts. A prolific artist, Engel has worked in
all media: paintings, films, drawing, sculpture and prints. Actively
making art today, his recent lithographs reaffirm the sophisticated color
palette and architectonic structure found in his abstract films.
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Exhibitions at Tobey C. Moss Gallery:
| 2003 | Jules Engel: Films, Paintings, Drawings, Lithographs and Constructions |
| 2001 | Jules Engel: Anything But Still |
| 1999 | Jules Engel: Spacial Concerns |
| 1997 | Jules Engel: Shapes and Gestures |
| 1992 | Jules Engel: The Meadow - A Multimedia Installation |
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