In the incredible animated short “Flurry” by the very talented visual artist Mike Pelletier (previously), a group of brightly colored bodies made out of clay repeatedly pile together and painfully separate in a strange bacchanalic dance. The slapping soundtrack by Dylan Galletly serves to further extend this fascinating concept.
Themes of Aggression Are Explored Through Animated Adversaries Made From Beads in a 1977 Short Film
In the in 1977 animated short “Bead Game” by Ishu Patel, re-released by the National Film Board of Canada, brightly colored beads take on the shape of classic adversaries in games of power. Every scenario shows the inevitability of both victory and loss, each growing larger until the stakes grow so high that it’s hard…
A Reindeer Tries to Break Through a Glass Window
A seemingly young reindeer sidled up to a plate glass window at the Aurora Borealis Observatory in Senja, Norway and proceeded to ram the window with his antlers. The reindeer had been knocking at the window for a little bit before a loud noise sent him scampering away into the snow. Reindeer in our living…
The Frustrations of the Brainstorming Process Brilliantly Visualized in an Amusing Minimalistic Animation
“The Idea”, an incredibly minimalistic but amusing animation by Blue Zoo Animation Studios rather brilliantly visualizes the frustrations that come with brainstorming by committee. An individual starts off with a single idea. This idea goes through several iterations as it gets bounced around from group to group, leaving the originator tied up in knots, scratching…
Brilliant Artwork Made Out of Designs Cut From Coins
Jeweler Micah Adams creates absolutely brilliant artwork with coins he collects from all over the world. Using a jewelry saw, Adams painstakingly cuts the coin to isolate the designs he wants and then arranges it as lively collages, clever miniatures, and interesting jewelry. He also cuts coins in half to create surreal, if not amusing,…
How a Common Octopus Reacts to Different Colors
A little Octopus Vulgaris named Cliff who lives at Octolab (previously) was respectively presented with a number of colored cloths so his caretakers could see how he responded. Cliff immediately reacted to the orange cloth. Cliff seemed okay with the red, purple and blue cloth and was a little reticent with the black cloth, but…
Detailed Portraits Painted Onto Tops of Discarded Cans
In 2012, we wrote about UK street artist My Dog Sighs, who paints lovely art on crushed cans found on the street. In the seven years since the artist has become far more popular, undertaking and showing a number of incredible art pieces that range from murals to free-standing art, yet he always comes back…
Amusing Compilation of Characters Saying ‘My Name is Inigo Montoya, You Killed My Father, Prepare to Die’
iiAFX has cut together an amusing compilation of characters from television and movies reciting the iconic Inigo Montoya (Mandy Patinkin) declaration made throughout the entirety of the classic film The Princess Bride. While not everyone stuck exactly to script, the sentiment was still the same. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare…