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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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February 16, 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, Australian painter and graffiti aficionado Karen Farmer talks about the process behind her fine art renderings of graffiti artists, which have garnered attention from across the world. I love graffiti and I live […]

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February 10, 2015 Aymann Ismail

ANIMAL showcases a different street artist regularly in our feature, Scratching the Surface. This week, we profile yarn-bomber and spreader of love, London Kaye. Name/Alias: London Kaye Decade you were born in: Late ’80s, baby. City you currently live: Bushwick, Brooklyn. Drugs or natural highs? Marilize Leguana. How did you get your name? I was […]

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