Here are some 8-bit style animated GIFs of famous movie moments by Slovakia-based artist Dusan Cezek. For kitsch, “Pixelwood” series is really outstanding, with perfect color schemes (that very Wes Anderson orange in Cezek’s The Life Aquatic tho!) and narrative humor (Hulkmad!!!… Hulk brb).
And how about that expressive versatility of Cezek’s single “pixel” blocks! The blinking eyes of Wikus and “Prawn” as one attempts to serve a government notice to the other, slow and blank in the face of ludicrous bureaucracy. The bullets from Vincent and Jules synchronously raised guns. Donny’s ashes, flying out of the coffee “receptacle.” Wonderwoman’s nipples as seen through Superman’s x-ray vision… Wait. What?
Last year, we showed you a bit of Williamsburg gentrification you could see happening before your eyes on Google Street View. Take one step down North 3rd Street near Kent Avenue, and a dilapidated warehouse turned into a shiny new apartment complex. Now, in a series called Vacated, artist Justin Blinder…
Chinese filmmaker Kit Chung has been experimenting with GIFs pulled from a video he made shooting portrait close-ups on Line 2, Beijing's oldest running subway rail. The voyeuristic loops of subtle facial gestures are a little bit Andy Warhol's Screen Tests meet Chris Marker's Passengers. He's been posting to his…
Pittsburgh's VIA is hosting a T.GIF Tournament. Vote now and every day through April 7th, until the best GIF wins (a gift certificate to Gifpop!, the indie resource that allows digital artist to print lenticulars of their GIFs.) We've written about several artists in this show but the best part is to watch…
