In celebration of the finest and spookiest time of year, I submit a few animations from my old Instagram grid.
Sad/Rotten Pumpkin, GIF Animation 2023
Hand Flame, GIF Animation, 2019
Pink pumpkin/Jack-O-Lantern, GIF Animation, 2020
Yellow Conjuring Hand, GIF Animation 2020
Pink Skull, GIF Animation, 2020
Curator Jimmy Cahill has reminded us this week that it’s been 10 whole years since we put on a Simpsons-inspired show in Toronto.
It took place in a wee, run down, and lovely space (Videofag) in Kensington Market. We were happy to be there, even in its imperfect state. Spaces like that used to be in abundance in Toronto, and were fantastic venues in which to host shows in a meaningful but accessible way.
For my part, I created a number of food-based screensaver-style GIFs set to loop for the duration of the exhibition. These included conveyor belt-style animations beer, donuts, puffer fish, the “sacrilicious” waffle, and more.
My own documentation was questionable. My memory? Spotty. Though I do remember the pink frosted vegan donuts being incredible.
Please comment or message me where I have missed the artist credits, as each piece was a great contribution to a memorable show.
Interior view of “Homer’s Odyssey” in Kensington Market, 2014
Opening at night in Kensington - exterior view on my terrible camera, 2014
Discarded hotdog and “You Better Run, Egg!”, looping GIFs, 2014
A chance to show off my new Bart shirt <3 (far right), 2014
Animate Simpsons GIFs by me (1st and 2nd screens), Gay for Moleman by Adrienne Crossman (lower right), 2014
Donuts and beer - a perfect combo - looping GIFs for Homer’s Odyssey, 2014
In conclusion, we were right to do it. No question.
A quick post to say that Adobe’s new Project Neo (now in Beta) is a great tool for anyone wanting to get into 3D/stylized 3D modelling in a way that’s fun, accessible and creative.
I of course had to try illustrating a little ghost to see how the modelling tools could make a quick idea come to life.
Here’s an experiment I’ve titled “Garden Party” using their blend tools and mp4 lighting export.
Happy New Year! This month, I was asked to re-interpret the CBC logo for their arts website. You can read a bit more about the process/myself/what keeps me occupied here:
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artists-are-giving-our-logo-a-makeover-each-month-and-january-s-is-cool-as-ice-1.4477438
CBC Arts, Logo re-interpretation, 2018
Art-Athina 2016 takes place in Athens, Greece every spring. This time, it was in the underused and strangely compelling Taekwondo studio from the 2004 Olympics. This standalone building (the rest of the grounds are farther west, and away from the usual tourist eye) housed the usual paintings-and-occasional-sculpture that most art fairs do. The observation decks overlooking the centre stadium were host to contemporary design, performance, and media art.
The Ed Video booth, curated by Scott McGovern, included three media art works, including Cybertwee: Mouse (GIF), Andromeda Nebula M13 (video), and Constant Salon: Be a better tutorial (in GIF form).
I instagram'd my way through the Art-Athina, and of course the city proper during my stay (which you can also view by scrolling through my account). Athens is an essential stop for ruin porn and excellent food. Both of which I consumed in abundance.
CBC The Exhibitionists w/ Christian Bok (new animation project)
I had the pleasure of animating a special CBC sequences to bring to life the intense, intelligent and strange work of Christian Bok. In his latest work "The Xenotext," he has manipulated the genetic sequence of bacteria to do his poetic bidding.
Hear him speak about it here:
Hello all! There are more details forthcoming but I'm happy/excited/generally elated to announce that my work has been selected to be exhibited at this year's Art-Athina art fair in Athens, Greece in May.
The exhibition booth will be curated by Ed Video's Scott McGovern. For more details, be sure to visit Ed Video's site.
I'm honoured to have my Tv Dinner: Snack Edition make GIF of The Day over at http://artfcity.com/2016/02/05/gif-of-the-day-carolyn-tripp/
The latest edition of The Exhibitionists is up on CBC.ca! Check out my animations and other fantastic work here.
