Comments on: Animated GIF Aesthetics

By: BSmile

BSmile — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:54:00 +0000

Or check these out:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/bsmileart/sets/72157606917412241/

By: Jay-Z

Jay-Z — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:41:32 +0000

time to change up….

http://www.sweetgifs.com

By: 3k-

3k- — Sat, 30 May 2009 00:14:53 +0000

well, if you find anim gifs unappreciated, check this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsxViRuhys0

cheers from Hungary! d:)

By: pieter | today and tomorrow

pieter | today and tomorrow — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:41:48 +0000

@Hypothete I would like so see as much animated gifs at once.

@kamah I’m a fan of out_4_pizza too http://www.todayandtomorrow.net/?s=out_4_pizza

By: kamah

kamah — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:33:41 +0000

here is a typical old timer animated gif website which confirm Hypothete's point of view, when he says"unappreciated" . But you're right to wich a revival, checkout4pizza for exemple.

By: Hypothete

Hypothete — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:58:45 +0000

As an aspiring undergrad in studio art I couldn’t agree more. GIFs have been around for over 20 years and yet they go unappreciated in the realm of digital art.

Kevin Bewersdorf is one artist that seems to be exhibiting that uses GIFs. His website (http://www.maximumsorrow.com/index.html) seems to be having issues right now, however Art Fag City has a decent writeup and a couple images. Here’s the article: http://www.artfagcity.com/2009/04/30/anything-jerry-saltz-can-do-afc-can-do-better-33-outstanding-artists-emerging-after-1999-part-two-of-three/

Along these lines, I’d like to throw these questions out to the ether: what methods would you choose for displaying a GIF in a gallery setting? Are flat screen monitors on the wall or big CRTs necessarily the best way to go? GIFs seem so personal and in-your-face that hanging them like a painting would perhaps destroy that invasion of personal space. Maybe big projections?

Anyway, thanks for the awesome website and I hope that the link works for you soon.