Ron DeFelice

Born in 1958, currently lives and works in Connecticut, USA.

DeFelice's career began upon graduation from Rhode Island School of Design. Starting out as an illustrator and eventually transitioning into the Animation Industry in 1997, where he worked with Disney Feature Animation. As a traditional Background Painter/ Development Artist, he worked on various film productions, including Mulan, Lilo & Stitch, and Brother Bear. In 2004, his CG Animation career began as a Color Designer/ Visual Development Artist for Blue Sky Studios where he worked on eleven different film productions including the Ice Age and RIO franchises. The cartoon characters that appear in the artist’s artworks have had a great impact and a significant influence to his career.

Inspired by iconic cartoons over the years, along with his reverence of nature, the artist conceived the idea to produce a whimsical world on canvas. DeFelice uses plein air field studies, clay sculptures and studio painting to build a stage for his characters in these natural environments. Lighting, color and composition are further enhanced through digital design, infused his paintings with nostalgia and fantasy. Sculpture, photography and painting are combined to bring his contemporary surrealist landscapes to fruition.

1958 年出生於美國斯坦福德，目前居住並工作於美國康涅狄克州。

DeFelice的職業生涯在羅德島設計學院畢業後展開。他最初是一名插畫師，並於1997年逐漸轉投動畫行業；他曾作為一名傳統的背景畫家既視覺開發藝術家效力於迪士尼動畫，並參與了包括《花木蘭》、《史迪奇》和《熊弟》在內的各種電影製作。2004年，他開始了CG動畫創作生涯，成為藍天工作室的色彩設計師既視覺開發藝術家，並參與了包括《冰河世紀》和《里約大冒險》系列在內的十一部不同電影製作。藝術家的作品中出現的卡通角色對他的職業生涯產生了巨大及無可比擬的重要影響。

由於多年來受到各種經典卡通角色的啟發，加上他對自然的尊崇，藝術家在畫布上創造出一個又一個奇幻的世界。DeFelice使用戶外寫生、黏土雕塑和工作室藝術等不同手法，為他的角色在自然環境中搭建舞台。他透過數碼設計進一步強調照明、色彩和構圖，使他的畫作充滿了懷舊和幻想色彩。雕塑、攝影和繪畫結合在一起，將他的當代超現實主義風景帶入現實。

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