John Lasseter's “Knickknack” was honoured with a Honorary Mention at the Prix Ars Electronica 1990, category Computer Animation. John Lasseter has 7 more works in this atlas.
“Knickknack” is an homage to a style of character animation that has not been explored by artists using computer graphics. The use of computer graphics demands a visual style different from traditional animation, but the situation and character interaction should be created using the traditional animation principles…
About John Lasseter
John Lasseter won the 1988 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for “Tin Toy”, the first computer animated film to win an Oscar. John Lasseter also is the only artist to have won two Golden Nica Awards at Prix Ars Electronica, in 1987 and 1988…
Programme information from Prix Ars Electronica Archive. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.