Robert Breer (1926-2011)

Experimental animator Robert Breer has passed away. Breer was a fine art painter who became interested in creating films as art in the …

“West” by Steven Subotnick

West is an evocative hand-drawn piece directed and animated by Rhode Island-based filmmaker Steven Subotnick. The film delivers a …

“MÖBIUS” by Eness

I think it’s really exciting when animation breaks the confines of the rectangular screen and shares the physical space around us. …

“Supreme Sunlight” by Kim Asendorf

The aerospace industry doesn’t seem to do much nowadays in the way of inspiring people with futuristic space-inspired art, but …

How Animation Can Interact with Nature

I’ve written fairly often about the contemporary evolution of animation beyond the flat, rectangular, non-interactive screen. Animation …

“Sayonara” by Eric Bates

Canadian artist Eric Bates made Sayonara while studying animation in Japan at the Kyoto University of Art and Design. “This story was …

Stop-Motion Saturn

Designer Chris Abbas downloaded a public domain archive of still images captured by NASA’s Cassini Solstice Mission and composited them …

“Second Song” by Michael Please

Striking mixture of stop motion imagery and experimental techniques in “Second Song,” a music video for TV On The Radio. The director is …

“Baaa” by Cyriak

Baaa, an “experiment in ovine geometry,” was released today by the brilliantly creative Brighton, UK-based animator Cyriak.

“Bagatelle I” by Schnellebuntebilder

Bagatelle I is a music video for the saxophone quartet sonic.art created by Schnellebuntebilder, a German trio comprised of Johannes …

“Expanding Anyway” by Phantasmic

NY-based duo Phantasmic (aka Tripp and Jenna Watt) created this playful and nutty multimedia trip for the band Morning …

“The Bellows March” by Eric Dyer

Eric Dyer’s The Bellows March is a sublime way to end our unintentional zoetrope week on Cartoon Brew. I first saw Dyer’s film when I was …

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