ABOUT
Bakshi made his name and living via animated films, comic strips, advertising and cartooning beginning from a young age. All of which was in pursuit of supporting his insatiable drive for creating art. He was either going to be living on the street as an artist, or be an artist with a paycheck. Luckily he was able to marry both his artistic passions with a real job right out of Manhattan's School of Industrial Arts in NYC. Terrytoons in New Rochelle was the first stop on a long and intense career in an animated world.
While gaining renown for creating and directing cutting-edge and fiercely creative films that delivered a profound social impact, Bakshi developed a work ethic that served him well in his private studio. Never failing to steal any spare, breathing moment into his studio to paint on his own canvases - apart from his enormous film studios. Notably, the artistic genius in Bakshi’s films did not escape the attention of art critics, while applauded their audacity, always raved about the brilliant artist whose hand and head conceptualized the jazzy characters and fantastical landscapes that ended up full of life on the big screen. |
