Disney Limited Edition: Somthing's Watching Us

DISNEY LIMITED EDITION: SOMETHING'S WATCHING US

Daniel Arriaga

MEDIUM: Hand-Embellished Giclée Print on Canvas
SIZE: Available in 2 Sizes
EDITION SIZE of  95: 24" x 10.5"
EDITION SIZE of 195: 18" x 8"
ARTIST: Daniel Arriaga
SIGNED: Hand-Signed by Artist
SKU: DFA-LE-SOMETHINGWATCHING

ABOUT THE IMAGE: Inspired by the 2012 animated film Brave and features Merida and her mother Queen Elinor, who has been transformed by the beastly curse, trying to escape from the King's soldiers.

ABOUT THE MEDIUM:  Limited edition prints are reproductions of an original piece of art work. The giclée prints on canvas are museum quality prints that last the upwards of 100 years. Giclée printing is a process that uses fade-resistant, archival inks and archival substrates to print on large format printers. The run of prints are capped at a specific number. Limited edition prints can be more valuable to art collectors than prints without a restricted number of copies because of the rarity of the prints. Each piece is hand-numbered and embellished by the artist.  Each piece also includes a Certificate of Authenticity.

ABOUT THE ARTIST: Daniel Arriaga joined Pixar Animation Studios in May 2001 as a Production Assistant in simulation & Effects on Monster's Inc. and soon became the Production Assistant on the Academy Award winning The Incredibles. He transitioned over to the art department as a Sketch Artist on Academy Award-winning Ratatouille contributing to the character and set designs. He continued in the art department on other award-winning feature films WALL•E, Up and became Character Art Director for Toy Story 3.

In 2009, Arriaga began working with Walt Disney Animation as a Visual Development Artist on Wreck-It-Ralph, and as an Art Director for Prep and Landing 2. In 2011, he reunited with Pixar as a character designer on Academy Award-winning Inside Out, and recently served as the Character Art Director on the studio's original film, Coco for which he won an Annie. As of May 6th 2019, he started working freelance for various studios including Illumination, Warner Bros and Netflix among others. He is currently now working on a feature film being created by Kuku Studios.

Born and raised in Oakland, CA, Arriaga studied art and illustration at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco. He currently resides in Dublin, CA, with his family and his two beautiful beagles and cat.

ABOUT THE FILM: Brave is a 2012 American computer-animated fantasy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman and co-directed by Steve Purcell. The story is by Chapman, with the screenplay by Andrews, Purcell, Chapman and Irene Mecchi. The film's voice cast features Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, and Craig Ferguson.

Set in the Scottish Highlands, the film tells the story of a princess named Merida who defies an age-old custom, causing chaos in the kingdom by expressing the desire not to be betrothed. When her mother falls victim to a beastly curse, Merida must look within herself and find the key to saving the kingdom. Merida is the first Disney Princess created by Pixar. The film is also dedicated to Steve Jobs, who died before the film's release.

Chapman drew inspiration for the film's story from her relationship with her own daughter. Co-directing with Mark Andrews, Chapman became Pixar's first female director of a feature-length film. To create the most complex visuals possible, Pixar completely rewrote their animation system for the first time in 25 years. Brave is the first film to use the Dolby Atmos sound format.