Category: Art
On April 3, the Brooklyn Museum is launching a new exhibition called Basquiat: The Unknown Notebooks, the first-ever large exhibition of Jean-Michel Basquiat’s notebooks. The exhibition displays the contents of eight notebooks the late artist, used between 1980 and 1987. The black composition books are filled with Basquiat’s poetry, drawings, shopping lists and linguistic fragments […]
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 Greg Heffernan, a.k.a. Cosmo D, about Off-Peak, a curated glimpse into one artist’s mind. Greg Heffernan is, first and foremost, a musician. He performs and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
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, […]
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: […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
