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Lucas Zanotto:  The Eyes Have It

Lucas Zanotto is a designer, animator and director. He also started the company YATATOY that focuses on childrens content. Born in the Alps of Northern Italy.  Lived and worked in Milan, Barcelona, Berlin and currently based in Helsinki.  He has won many awards for his work, among them the Apple Design Award, Golden Lion in Cannes, Gold at BDA Promax International, Main Price at ITFS, and others.

He is also part of the upcoming Design in Motion Festival that will be showing on all of the monitors at the Amsterdam Train Station on November 7th.

The above are gif representations of Lucas Zanotto’s work.  To see them in full video with sound go to his Instagram page

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Dennis Hoogstad:  Elegance, simplicity

Dennis Hoogstad, illustrator, animator, and director, is from the Netherlands and that is where he lives and works on projects for clients all around the world.  He is a great example of the school of Motion Design in which elegance and simplicity is the guiding principle.  The way he started animating is a common story: “when I was about 14 years old or so, I discovered I could make gifs. That night I didn't sleep at all, because I had a zillion ideas on what I could with that. In a way, I think that 14 year old boy creating animated loops never really disappeared”  I hope that Dennis never loses that great spirit!

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Giuseppe Ragazzini’s Moving Collage Art

Guiseppe Ragazzini is an artist from Milan who describes himself as a ‘Painter, set designer, and visual artist’.  He mostly works in collage, and his art has been featured as part of set design of major public events and in many film festivals.  An app for kids based on his work called ‘Mixerpiece’ has won several awards.  He has a respectful yet irreverent and playful approach to the often overly serious art world, as you can see in his David Hockney collage.  After Hockney’s painting was sold for $90 Million USD I can imagine that he just could not help himself.

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What’s Inside? Illustrations by Brosmind

Fun and playful digital Illustrations by Barcelona based brother duo, Brosmind.

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Abstract Paintings by Jaybo Monk

The work of Jaybo sticks out for it’s compositions, energy, and obscured symbolistic nature and would be well fitted in a gallery just as much as it would be on a large billboard selling a new line of womens clothing. Is it graphic design with an artistic expression, or fine art with a graphic designers sensibility? Either way, Jaybo’s unique style speaks to a broader range of artistic expression then just meets the eye.

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Felt Masks by Paolo del Toro

Paolo del Toro brings a unique spin to mask making. His technique of utilizing felt fabric gives his work a friendly and tactile feeling. 

Paolo Del Toro is a British-born artist currently residing in the US. 

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Surreal Landscapes and Skeletal Titans by Rob Sato

Rob Sato’s work depicts civilizations grown from the bones of giants, parades of tiny people in organized lines, and the remnants of unidentifiable creatures, or are they machines? With a tendency towards pastoral color schemes, and a keen eye for detail, Sato’s illustrations straddle the line between surreal and fantastical.

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