Shadow Friends
Watercolor and color pencils
Procreate and Photoshop
Exhibition
It’s GIFing! Fantoche International Animation Film Festival
Switzerland/ Sep, 2023
The shadow creature seems to tease its orange partner, but they are actually good friends.
When I thought of the idea of shadow, I couldn't imagine it as a still image in any way. The idea of shadow is always dynamic in my mind, which is why I chose this theme and GIF format for my independent project. The concept of shadow to me represents the never ending imagination.
When I thought of the idea of shadow, I couldn't imagine it as a still image in any way. The idea of shadow is always dynamic in my mind, which is why I chose this theme and GIF format for my independent project. The concept of shadow to me represents the never ending imagination.
Cut &
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By Di Liang
Animation: Di Liang
Sound design: Di Liang
Made in USA, 2023
Exhibition
MICA Grad Show 2023
︎Link to the exhibition
Festivals
Seoul Indie-AniFest 2023 ASIA ROAD Selection
Seoul, Korea/ Sep, 2023
Synopsis
Cut & is a visual thesis on scissors as a metaphor for personal feelings of disconnection and doubt. Scissors have always intrigued me as imagery representing the meaning of cutting a connection. However, the act of cutting is also about crafting new connections in art. When cutting a string into two pieces, the two pieces can then be tied to a new string, thus creating a new connection. Scissors then become a tool for re-imagination.
The animation consists of five scenes: Cutting the Unknown, Life Clock, Becoming Blind, Resilience, and Born a Swallow.
✽The animation is on its festival journey currently. It is not yet online.
Playground
Mix media
Procreate Dreams
Flux
Procreate and Premiere
Music: Soundly, Summer Mvt 2 Adagio_Four seasons(Vivaldi) provided by Free Music Archive https://freemusicarchive.org/music/John_Harrison_with_the_Wichita_State_University_Chamber_Players/The_Four_Seasons_Vivaldi/05_-_Vivaldi_Summer_mvt_2_Adagio_-_John_Harrison_violin/
Drawing inspiration from the word 'flux,' I want to convey the fluidity and constant change of nature and life. During a volcanic eruption, magma acts as a curtain, unveiling the Earth's dramatic performance. Just as a circus keeps opening and closing its acts, a volcanic eruption is an ever-repeating spectacle of life's undulating rhythm until it subsides.
Professions Words Matter
Editorial illustration for 栩栩多多 May 2024 about the connection between professions and family name.
