The Masterpiece of Tamagata by Leo Crane is now live.
Set in a fictionalised Japan long ago, the animated film follows the master painter Tamagata and his wife, Shikishi. In the absence of a child, Tamagata paints a boundless fantasy where they can live with a daughter, Hana. Painting by painting, the imagined world grows more real, until an ultimatum arrives that forces art, desire, and reality into conflict.
Leo Crane is a major figure working at the intersection of animation, fine art, and experimental technology. Trained in both figure painting and computer animation, his practice spans moving image, fine art, and landmark technological experiments, including the first live opera on the blockchain. His work has been exhibited, screened, published, and performed internationally, from the Southbank Centre in London and the Grand Palais in Paris to galleries and institutions across Hong Kong, Seoul, and New York.
Alongside his studio practice, Leo Crane is deeply embedded in the global art ecosystem. He is currently directing and producing The Masterpiece of Tamagata at Figuration, his production studio in London. He is co-founder of AIFA Ventures, an International Advisor for the OmenaArt Foundation, and a board member of Animate Projects, Pangaea Sculptors’ Centre, and the Art Voyage Biennial. He also speaks internationally on creativity, technology, and leadership, and teaches across leading institutions including Sotheby’s Institute of Art, WIRED Education, and V&A Academy.
The Masterpiece of Tamagata is co-directed by Leo Crane and
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Now available to experience on Sedition.
