GIFs – Canadian Art Junkie

An illustrator’s GIFs

J Walters — Mon, 13 May 2024 13:45:00 +0000

Illustrator Nancy Liang says she “explores whimsy and magic” in her art, a passion that’s clear in these wonderful GIFs.

“Using my interest in dioramas, my illustrations take shape through textures and colors from papers, found objects and other miscellaneous materials,” she says.

See more on her website, here.

Or her Tumblr, here.

Design GIFs: Drink your juice

J Walters — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 02:32:40 +0000

What is there to say about this crazy creative concept by Armenian design studio Backbone Branding except bravo. It shows how far GIFs have come since they were largely confined to tumblr and were mostly about cats.

Here are a few of the GIFs that have made these pages as the technique developed over the last few years:

Remixing the Renaissance (post is here)

2. Great Modern Artists, post is here.

3. The Motion Prize (Google and Saatchi) post is here.

4. Erdal Inci cloned motion GIFs (post is here)

A GIF for spring

J Walters — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 21:42:26 +0000

Spring: This GIF really does say it all about how it feels not to have snow, to feel warm sun and to know it’s spring. Originally posted at gurru .

James Kerr: Remixing the Renaissance in GIFs

J Walters — Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:10:08 +0000

You’re aware of GIFs, no doubt, those loops of motion now in widespread use. You may also know there’s an international conversation under way on whether GIF-based work is really art, despite its recent explosion. Well Montreal artist James Kerr (aka Scorpion Dagger) is already validated. He’s just been exhibited at the Tate Britain in London.

Kerr is one of five international digital artists invited to convert any 19th century work of art from the Tate for an exhibition in its 1840s room. That gallery was turned into an animated display in an event that placed the original art beside the GIF. That’s Kerr’s above – a remix of John Brett, Lady With A Dove: Madame Loeser.

Bravo to the Tate. But this post is about Kerr, because he’s talented, funny and on the rise.

His Tumblr carries digital collages made mostly from northern and early Renaissance paintings. And you can see more on his Facebook here.