Michèle Cournoyer's “An Artist” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 1997, category Computer Animation.
"An Artist" is inspired by Article 29 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which states that all children have the right to develop their talents and abilities. In the current work, a young girl relegated to the kitchen escapes into a musical world of her own creation.
About Michèle Cournoyer
Michèle Cournoyer (CDN), born 1943, graduated from the Ecole des beaux-arts in Quebec City and Montreal and went on to study graphic arts, photography and animation in England and Italy.
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.