2020 Faculty Biennial Profile: Kristin Solid | Minneapolis College of Art and Design

2020 Faculty Biennial Profile: Kristin Solid

November 04, 2020
Nude women embroidered onto cotton fabric ; Kristin Solid
Kristin Solid

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I created this series of drawings to explore the idea of recreating a 3D form using simple lines without the aid of shading or color. I utilized techniques including forced perspective, overlapping shapes avoiding tangents, and clear silhouettes. By combining embroidery with figure drawings, I aim to amplify the contrast of a soft material and decorative media with strong line drawings.

About Kristin Solid

Kristin Solid is a St. Paul-based 3D animator and professor. She has animated and supervised over 20 Hollywood feature films, numerous games, and commercials. Most recently, at Los Angeles based Tau Films, she been animating and remotely supervising a team of animators across the globe on a feature film set to premiere in 2021.

Before relocating to Minnesota in 2013, Solid worked as Senior Animation Supervisor at Rhythm and Hues, a Los Angeles-based Academy Award-winning studio and one of the world's leading producers of animation and visual effects. Solid has also worked at ILM (Transformers), Weta (King Kong), and on Tim Burton's film, '9'.

Solid graduated from St. Olaf and received an MFA in Animation from U.C.L.A. School of Theater, Film and Television.

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