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5/10/11

what the dog saw

For the last couple of weeks in the studio I've been working on this experiment, putting my collages to motion in an animation.
I had no idea how this was going to turn out, but I'm excited about the direction it's going! And it was really fun to make.
I just took something simple, like a dog walking (this is my 2nd cousin's dog, boomer) and then tried to play with abstracting each of the frames.
I'm interested in creating something that is time-based or has an implied sense of narrative (like an animation), but that is more abstract, or plays with the boundary between abstract and representational.




Here's a few shots of the frames hanging up in my studio. There's about 70 collages total. 


And here are some of the still frames:












It's too bad that the colors lose a lot of their vibrancy when the video gets compressed. 
Anyways, I'm really looking forward to having the summer to keep animating and playing around! 


8 comments:

Joseph Vargas said...

the dog collages are awesome! and i can totally relate to the Motherwell quote.

Heather Day said...

LOVE this!

Nicole M said...

thank you! =D

Anonymous said...

TILLMANN- COLES- LEARS-
MASSACHUSETTS U gives them VIDEOS of OSIRIS !
" COMPRESSED" and " CRUSHING" with MP and
"PREZ"?
GE getting it up the " whazoo".
With RISA!

Anonymous said...

We ate hearing SA " BILLY" has LEARS?
And it is involved with QUEEN?
( Nevada- Yemen.)

alissandra seelaus said...

yes! this is great--- i'm so sorry this didn't play properly in falvey! seeing it huge would've been such a treat!

i hope to see more things like this from you soon.

Hungry By Design said...

Nicole, I stumbled upon your blog, and I absolutely LOVE this dog video. Truly brilliant! I hope all is well with you! <3

Hannah Boresow

Nicole M said...

ahh thank you guys!
alissandra, yes! you will see more things like this soon!
hannah, thanks,i love your 'prepress page layout tools' design on your site!