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Chris Robinson is a Canadian writer and author. He is also the Artistic Director of the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) and is a well-known figure in the animated film world. In 2020, he was awarded for Outstanding Contribution to Animation Studies by the World Festival of Animation Film - Animafest Zagreb. In 2022, he received the Rene Jodoin Prix for his contributions to Canadian animation.Robinson has been called “one of the stylistically most original and most provocative experts in the history of animation. He made a name for himself with a unique and eclectic magazine column Animation Pimp, which became a book of the same name. He is a frequent contributor to Cartoon Brew and Animation World Magazine.Mastering different methods and styles in critical and scholarly approaches, Robinson covers a broad range of Canadian and global subject matters in his books Estonian Animation: Between Genius and Utter Illiteracy, Unsung Heroes of Animation, Canadian Animation: Looking for a Place to Happen, Ballad of a Thin Man: In Search of Ryan Larkin, Animators Unearthed, and Japanese Animation: Time out of Mind. In addition to his writing on animation, Robinson also wrote the Award-winning animated short, Lipsett Diaries (2010) directed by Theodore Ushev, a graphic novel, My Balls are Killing Me, and a live-action feature script, Idling

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• Author Bio. 1 Breaking Stones with a Feather: Why Collage? 2 Umbrellas and Sewing Machines – A Brief Look at the History of Collage Art: Torn Formations. 3 Fist Fights, Alchemists, Magicians and Python: 1950s/1960s. 4 Hi-Fi Cadets Kidnapping a Jukebox of Frank Pearly Oysters: 1970/1980s. 5 Pending Elliptical Ghost Perverts: 1990s/2000s. 6 The Accidental Luxuriance of Recycled Utopian Erodium Pressure Pistols: 2010 and Beyond. 7 Are We All Just Collages?. Bibliography. Index.