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Ryan Larkin
Ryan Larkin (July 31, 1943 – February 14, 2007) was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic Oscar-nominated short Walking (1968) and the acclaimed Street Musique (1972). He was the subject of the Oscar-winning film Ryan.
Born in Dorval, a small suburb city in Montreal, the middle child of two siblings, the son of an airplane mechanic father and a secretary mother. Larkin was known for his remarkable understanding and replication of human movement in his work. Instead of rotoscoping Larkin relied on self-study and references to perfect his work. He was also known for his psychedelic and diverse range of animation techniques and mediums, such as charcoal drawing, and Ink and color wash.
Larkin had idolized his older brother, Ronald, whom he described as "the epitome of cool". In 1958, at the age of fifteen, Larkin witnessed his brother die in a boating accident and, because he had never learned to swim, was unable to save him. Larkin stated that his brother's death deeply scarred him.
Shortly after his brother's death, in search of new adventures, Larkin and one of his close friends decided to drop out of school and run from home to hitchhike around Canada, but this adventure was short-lived as they were quickly reported to the police and promptly picked up by Larkin's father the following day.
Following this incident, Larkin told his parents about his dislike of traditional high school and was able to convince them to allow him to go to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School with the condition that he would pay the tuition himself. For three summers, Larkin would work odd jobs to pay for tuition.
At the Art School of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Larkin studied under Arthur Lismer (a member of the Group of Seven) and quickly excelled at the school, being considered for a job at the National Film Board early on.
Eventually Larkin started work at the National Film Board of Canada in 1962.
At the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Larkin learned animation techniques from the ground-breaking and award-winning animator Norman McLaren. He made two acclaimed short animated films, Syrinx (1965) and Cityscape (1966), before going on to create Walking (1968). Walking was nominated for an Academy Award in 1970 in the category Best Short Subject, Cartoon, but lost to It's Tough to Be a Bird by director Ward Kimball. Syrinx won many international awards. He went on to direct the award-winning short Street Musique, which premiered in 1972 and would be the last of his works, finished during his lifetime.
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Ryan Larkin
Ryan Larkin (July 31, 1943 – February 14, 2007) was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic Oscar-nominated short Walking (1968) and the acclaimed Street Musique (1972). He was the subject of the Oscar-winning film Ryan.
Born in Dorval, a small suburb city in Montreal, the middle child of two siblings, the son of an airplane mechanic father and a secretary mother. Larkin was known for his remarkable understanding and replication of human movement in his work. Instead of rotoscoping Larkin relied on self-study and references to perfect his work. He was also known for his psychedelic and diverse range of animation techniques and mediums, such as charcoal drawing, and Ink and color wash.
Larkin had idolized his older brother, Ronald, whom he described as "the epitome of cool". In 1958, at the age of fifteen, Larkin witnessed his brother die in a boating accident and, because he had never learned to swim, was unable to save him. Larkin stated that his brother's death deeply scarred him.
Shortly after his brother's death, in search of new adventures, Larkin and one of his close friends decided to drop out of school and run from home to hitchhike around Canada, but this adventure was short-lived as they were quickly reported to the police and promptly picked up by Larkin's father the following day.
Following this incident, Larkin told his parents about his dislike of traditional high school and was able to convince them to allow him to go to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts School with the condition that he would pay the tuition himself. For three summers, Larkin would work odd jobs to pay for tuition.
At the Art School of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Larkin studied under Arthur Lismer (a member of the Group of Seven) and quickly excelled at the school, being considered for a job at the National Film Board early on.
Eventually Larkin started work at the National Film Board of Canada in 1962.
At the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Larkin learned animation techniques from the ground-breaking and award-winning animator Norman McLaren. He made two acclaimed short animated films, Syrinx (1965) and Cityscape (1966), before going on to create Walking (1968). Walking was nominated for an Academy Award in 1970 in the category Best Short Subject, Cartoon, but lost to It's Tough to Be a Bird by director Ward Kimball. Syrinx won many international awards. He went on to direct the award-winning short Street Musique, which premiered in 1972 and would be the last of his works, finished during his lifetime.