Sam Hale Interview Part 2
Sam Koji Hale is an illustrator, sculptor, puppet designer and builder. He has a master of fine arts in illustration from Academy of Art University in San Francisco and has designed and built puppets for a variety of film, video and theatre productions. His credits include Elf and Playhouse Disney's “Clay,” as well as Ahoy Captain Sid, which earned him two regional Emmy nominations. He received The Kennedy Center Award for his puppet design and construction on The Inland Emperor's New Clothes. Hale recently designed and built puppets for a Triumvirate Pi Theatre presentation of The Fox's Lantern (Kitsune No Chochin), a project he co-created and will puppeteer in.
Hale is Adjunct Professor of Theatre Arts at California State University San Bernardino. I asked him to share his thoughts on puppet design.
PJ: Whose work has influenced you the most?
SH: Stylistically, I have a deep appreciation for El Greco, woodblock artist Yoshitoshi, the Italian Futurists (minus their fascism), Tamara de Lempicka, Thomas Hart Benton and Hellboy artist Mike Mignola. In terms of puppetry, I owe a debt of gratitude to otome-bunraku artist Masaya Kiritake, who shared a lot of ideas and materials with me. In terms of storytelling, I’d say that animation director Hayao Miyazaki and classic Japanese comic artist Osamu Tezuka are up there alongside Terry Gilliam, David Lynch and Tim Burton. In theater, I really admire the work of Julie Taymor, Robert Lepage and Larry Reed. I also love Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson and the mesmerizing world of dollmaker Jusaburo Tsujimura.
Hale is Adjunct Professor of Theatre Arts at California State University San Bernardino. I asked him to share his thoughts on puppet design.
PJ: Whose work has influenced you the most?
SH: Stylistically, I have a deep appreciation for El Greco, woodblock artist Yoshitoshi, the Italian Futurists (minus their fascism), Tamara de Lempicka, Thomas Hart Benton and Hellboy artist Mike Mignola. In terms of puppetry, I owe a debt of gratitude to otome-bunraku artist Masaya Kiritake, who shared a lot of ideas and materials with me. In terms of storytelling, I’d say that animation director Hayao Miyazaki and classic Japanese comic artist Osamu Tezuka are up there alongside Terry Gilliam, David Lynch and Tim Burton. In theater, I really admire the work of Julie Taymor, Robert Lepage and Larry Reed. I also love Dr. Seuss, Jim Henson and the mesmerizing world of dollmaker Jusaburo Tsujimura.
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