Bruce McCall paints a future that never happened — full of flying cars, polo-playing tanks and the RMS Tyrannic, “The Biggest Thing in All the World.” At Serious Play ’08, he narrates a brisk and funny slideshow of his faux-nostalgic art. (Recorded at Serious Play ’08, May 2008, in Pasadena, California. Duration: 13:01.)
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Joel C commented on Jun 28 2011
The people behind the animated version of Bruce McCall’s “Ascent of Man” cover for the New Yorker, have created a Kickstarter page to fund another short based on his work.
From their Kickstarter page: “Three of the other animation shorts we have produced based on Bruce McCall’s work can be seen at http://www.babelgum.com/browse/search/Bruce%20McCall LOVE IN THE TIME OF DENDUR is the 5th in this series and, while these shorts have won accolades, this is not a commercial enterprise. So we need your help to finance them!”
More information can be found here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ithentic/bruce-mccalls-love-in-the-time-of-dendur
David Lockman commented on Apr 9 2009
What a great visit with a remarkable guy. Bruce McCall’s vision of “The Future” should serve as a light-hearted reality check for the so-called “serious” visionaries. Just because it *can* be done, doesn’t necessarily mean it *should* be done. A little forethought and consideration can go a long way.