Run Wrake

Run Wrake is a very talented and award winning animator and illustrator. Probably most famous for his animation “Rabbit” which won a length of awards across the world as well as being BAFTA nominated.

Run states that the Rabbit is “a very simple morality tale about greed - the dangers of greed and exploring nature” (Pingmag, 2006). And it is pretty similar to a child’s fairy tale, however, it deals with more gruesome themes and so it is clearly aimed at a more mature audience.

The visual style that he uses is also very unique, as in Rabbit, he got the idea when he rediscovered some 1950’s educational stickers for kids that he had picked up from a junk store years ago (Pingmag, 2006).

His themes and style in all his animation work tends to be slightly dark and surreal, such as his character “meat head” who Run says represents how “Underneath of the skin we all are meat. Whatever the color of the skin is, we all the same. One heart, two lungs and veins” (Pingmag, 2006).

Reference list:
Pingmag (2006) Run Wrake: Involuntary Darkness. Available at: http://pingmag.jp/2006/09/19/run-wrake-involuntary-darkness/ (Accessed 23^rd April 2012)