Alison Miller New Media Artist 5&6

 

This week I continued to explore GIF images.  I am becoming interested deeper in how they are used as artwork and not just a goofy image you post or text to someone. 

Erdal Inci’s creations are so hypnotizing to watch.  The creative use of lights or his personal self to create the repetitive movement are seamless and you cannot help but appreciate the dedication to his art. This quote from the Huffington Post summarizes his work perfectly and reflects the reason I chose him:  “Artist and photographer Erdal Inci has created a hypnotic series of GIFs that takes the concept of cloned motion to a truly eerie level.  Often using images of himself in mundane situations, Inci transforms simple snapshots into entrancing video loops.  Believe us, these clips will haunt your computer screen while you attempt to decipher the unique patterns.”

I have included his webpage as well as a link to a video that talks about his work and GIFs as art.

 

Erdal Inci – artist

GIF Artist Erdal Inci | Euromaxx - Bing video

 

     I could not find too much information about this artist who goes by DarkAngelØne and/or George RedHawk.  Several of his pages have been disabled or deleted, but one of the articles I did find speaks about that while he essentially has created the GIFs the original art is not his, he is just manipulating it.  Perhaps this is a controversy he is dealing with because it is not clear if he credits the original artist or not.  He does say “It is my opinion that art is meant to be shared and enjoyed.  It doesn’t belong to me; it belongs to anyone it calls to.”

Despite the possible controversy, there is no denying his creations are breath-taking and mesmerizing alone.  He also creates videos by placing several GIFs in one and adds music, intensifying not only the effects they can have, but creating a whole new piece of art.    

 

GIF Art by DarkAngelØne | (The) Absolute (theabsolutemag.com)