Up for auction "CalArts style" John K Hand Signed 8X10 Color Photo.

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Michael John Kricfalusi (/ˌkrɪsfəˈluːsi/; born September 9, 1955), known professionally

as John K., is a Canadian illustrator, blogger, and former animator

who is best known for creating the animated television series The Ren & Stimpy Show.

From 1989 to 1992, he was heavily involved with the first two seasons of the

show in virtually every aspect of its production, including providing the voice

of Ren Höek and other characters. Born in Quebec, Kricfalusi

spent his early childhood in Germany and Belgium before returning to Canada at

age seven. He acquired his skills largely by copying cartoons from newspapers

and comic books as a child, and by studying cartoons and their production

systems from the 1940s and 1950s. His main influence is Bob Clampett. After moving to Los Angeles in 1978, he

collaborated with Ralph Bakshi and

worked for Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, and DIC Entertainment on various shows. In 1989, Kricfalusi

co-founded the animation studio Spümcø, with which he remained until its dissolution in 2005. Nickelodeon fired

Kricfalusi from Ren & Stimpy due to creative differences

and his failure to meet production deadlines. Following this, he directed and

produced animated television commercials and music videos for entertainers such

as Björk and Tenacious D. In the late 1990s, he created the first cartoons

made exclusively for the Internet: The Goddamn George Liquor Program and Weekend

Pussy Hunt. He returned to television with The Ripping Friends and

the adult animation spin-off Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon". Since

2006, Kricfalusi has maintained a personal blog dedicated to cartoons and

animation. There, he coined "CalArts style", a pejorative used for a widespread 2010s cartoon aesthetic. In

2018, Kricfalusi was accused by two former Spümcø artists of grooming and sexually abusing them in the late 1990s,

when they were teenagers. Kricfalusi released an apology for his behavior,

blaming his mental health and "poor impulse control".He has since

declared his withdrawal from the professional animation industry.