The much loved Tony Hart passed away today. He hosted this children's TV show called Take Hart and later, Hart Beat. I grew up watching it avidly. Both him and my brother fuelled my love of drawing which continued to college where I became fairly masterful at it. The show also gave us the plasticine character 'Morph' and 'Chad' (whose inventors eventually became Aardman Animations of Wallace and Gromit fame). Morph and Chad had their own language of sounds. They could also 'Morph' into different shapes. So basic yet so entertaining.
Tony Hart no doubt inspired a generation of children to study art and design- some of whose work we may see around us today in architecture, product design, exhibitions, films, production design, costumes, fashion and any other visual medium.
I think even today when working out compositions for shoots, this mostly came from a drawing background understanding how to envision 3D shapes, negative space and perspective into a 2D space.
One should never underestimated the influence of inspiration. Thanks Tony...
- J
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