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March 31, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile Bishop. Name/Alias: Bishop203 (JAT1) Decade you were born in: ’70s City you currently live: Brooklyn Drugs or natural highs? I have a beer belly….. How did you get your name? I have had Bishop as a nickname since […]

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March 20, 2015 Michael Rougeau

ANIMAL’s feature Game Plan asks game developers to share a bit about their process and some working images from the creation of a recent game. This week, we spoke with Vincent Morisset of Montreal studio AATOAA and Hugues Sweeney of the National Film Board of Canada about Way to Go, a game that suggests you […]

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March 17, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile Damien Mitchell. Name/Alias: Damien Mitchell Decade you were born in: ’80s City you currently live: Brooklyn Drugs or natural highs? You buyin’, I’m tryin’ How did you get your name? It’s a clever anagram of my real name: […]

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March 12, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL’s feature Artist’s Notebook asks artists to show us their original “idea sketch” next to a finished artwork or project. This week, artists Shane + Kevin talk about their series Have you seen Mr. Brown?, animated gifs created by hand-cut, halftone analogue screens. The profits will go to the family of Mike Brown. As artists, […]

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March 10, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile Danielle Mastrion. Name/Alias: Danielle Mastrion Decade you were born in: ’80s baby — but early ’80s. I was six when I saw Michael Jackson on the BAD tour, just to give you an idea. City you currently live: […]

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March 6, 2015 Michael Rougeau

ANIMAL’s feature Game Plan asks game developers to share a bit about their process and some working images from the creation of a recent game. This week, we spoke with Jesse Ringrose and Jason Ennis of Vancouver studio RAC7 about Dark Echo, a game that’s as minimalistic as possible. Kids growing up together talk a […]

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March 3, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile Jay Shells. Name/Alias: Jason Shelowitz / Jay Shells Decade you were born in: Tail end of the ’70s City you currently live: New York, New York Drugs or natural highs? Natural. How did you get your name? My […]

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February 24, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile Cernesto. Name/Alias: CERN, CERN One, Cernesto Decade you were born in: 70s, baby. City you currently live: New York City. Drugs or natural highs? Blowing bubbles underwater and lasers. How did you get your name? My friend Bruce […]

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February 19, 2015 Michael Rougeau

ANIMAL’s feature Game Plan asks game developers to share a bit about their process and some working images from the creation of a recent game. This week, we spoke with Michael Frei and Mario von Rickenbach about Plug & Play, a short game based on a shorter film. When I asked Swiss artist Michael Frei […]

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February 17, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profileRocko. Name/Alias: Naoufal Alaoui aka Rocko Decade you were born in: ’70s City you currently live: Brooklyn Drugs or natural highs? Hey, I’m from Morocco — the Hashish land. How did you get your name? When I was selling […]

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