Art Clokey

Art Clokey was a popular personality in the field of stop motion clay animation.He was born at Detroit, Michigan on October 12, 1921. His real name was Arthur Clokey.Clokey gained his popularity from the famous film Gumbasia which he produced in association with his wife Ruth. This movie had a special clay character called "Gumby" who got the centre stage not only in the short film but in the hearts of the viewers too.Gumbasia was a short film of 3 minute 34 second duration. It was the first...Read Full Story

In honor Art Clokey’s many creative accomplishments and impact on the film industry, we are proud to introduce Gumby Dharma. This Emmy Award winning documentary captures the fascinating life of Art Clokey and his famous creations Gumby and Pokey and Davey and Goliath. From the mud (called gumbo) on his grandparents’ farm in the Midwest to his many adventures with his adopted father out west, you’ll see the myriad of influences on Art’s life and how they translated into iconic characters...Read Full Story

Google to celebrate the art “, Art Clokey ninetieth birthday,” Clokey disclosure pioneer of stop-motion clay, the film begins in 1955, a pilot called Gumbasia, has contributed to his professor Slavko Vorkapich at the University of Southern California.Art “Clokey Born October 12, 1921 Clokey birth name was Arthur C. Farrington. When his parents divorced and his mother remarried, his step-father sent him to an orphanage. Later, he was adopted by Joseph Clokey W, musician , who introduced him to...Read Full Story

Art Clokey Art Clokey’s 90th Birthday 12/10/2011 Art Clokey is an American born October 12, 1921 in Detroit, Michigan and died 8 January 20101. Art Clokey is considered the pioneer of animation-based modeling clay that he has experienced in 1955 in a short film called Gumbasia, influenced by his professor Slavko Vorkapich at the University of Southern California . Clokey was a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio where his adoptive father, Joseph W. Clokey was Dean of the School of...Read Full Story

Like Google’s ‘Do a Barrel Roll’? You’ll Love These Other Easter Eggs – PC Magazine Celebrity Popular[unable to retrieve full-text content]ABC News (blog)Like Google's 'Do a Barrel Roll'? You'll Love These Other Easter EggsPC MagazineBy now you've probably been charmed for a couple seconds by Google's latest coding stunt, which you can see by typing "do a barrel roll" in Google's search box. You can also perform the same spinning motion when you do a Google search for …'Do a Barrel Roll...Read Full Story