Brothers Quay
Stephen and Timothy Quay, better known as the Brothers Quay, are influential stop-motion animators. Twin brothers born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, they reside and work in England.
The Quays' works (1980-present) show influence from Czech animator Jan Svankmajer, for whom they named one of their films (The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer). Most of their films feature dolls, often partially disassembled, in a dark, moody atmosphere. Perhaps best known is Street of Crocodiles. They have created one feature-length film: Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream People Call Human Life.
One of the most powerful artistic expressions in their work is the use of experimental music composers for their films (which are almost always exclusively devoid of dialogue). Composers they have employed in the past include Jankowski, His Name Is Alive, The synthetic dream foundation, and Stockhausen.
They have created music videos for His Name Is Alive ("Are We Still Married", "Can't Go Wrong Without You") and Michael Penn ("Long Way Down (Look What the Cat Drug In)"). Some people mistakenly believe that the Quays are responsible for several music videos for Tool, but those videos were created by other artists influenced by the Quays.
