Lecture of prof. Aleksej Naumovs "The Interplay of Painting and Animation in the Film Rule of the Heart (Sirds likums)"

You are invited to a lecture on Wednesday, 21 October, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 304M.

Aleksejs Naumovs - Painter and Professor at the Art Academy of Latvia This lecture explores the interplay between painting and animation, focusing on the role of painterly thinking in director Roze Stiebra's animated feature film Rule of the Heart (Sirds likums), which received three Latvian National Film Awards (Lielais Kristaps).
Drawing on Aleksejs Naumovs's experience as the film's visual artist, the lecture examines how colour, brushwork, line, composition and light contribute to the visual dramaturgy of animation. It explores how a painterly landscape is transformed into a moving image, and how colour, space and the visual character of figures shape the film's artistic world. Particular attention is given to the film's fantastical environments, the winter garden, animal characters and the influence of the colourful architecture of Burano.
 

About the artist. Aleksejs Naumovs is a Latvian painter and Professor at the Art Academy of Latvia. He graduated from the Academy's Department of Monumental Painting and is known for his expressive use of colour, energetic brushwork and plein-air painting. His works have been exhibited throughout Europe, in the United States, China and Japan. From 2007 to 2017, he served as Rector of the Art Academy of Latvia. His artistic practice also explores the interaction between the visual language of painting and the art of animation.

Trailer of the animation movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEEnmZz0ZQs