by Emily Colucci on May 31, 2016
GIFs are not typically associated with traditional art forms like painting. Even though there is certainly an enormous range of GIF art, most GIFs have a distinctively futuristic or, at the very least, contemporary look derived from a world of Emojis, 3-D animation and viral videos. However, artist and animator Lauren Gregory shatters this assumed GIF aesthetic with her unexpected and refreshing oil painting GIFs.
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by Paddy Johnson and Whitney Kimball on January 2, 2015
At this point, 2014 is still a wash; trending words included “asphyxiation” and “misogyny”, but the most-typed phrase was an emoji heart. Naturally, we turn to GIFs. Here are the year’s “GIF of the Day” highlights, in creative standouts, minor cultural milestones, and mostly, things we couldn’t stop thinking about because they were so weird.
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