Its unseeing eyes unsettle me. I can hear its glub-pop noises.
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WholesomeZine proudly presents their monsters coming to life, eye by eye, drip by drip. Don't stare too long or they'll come after YOU next :o
By Joselyn Barrera :)
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from the mean girls musical
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Frooty loops, a music video escape.
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Alien Pizza Makers!
WholesomeZine is invaded by Aliens as our fearless leader Zack plays guitar. The aliens don't know what to do with him so they make him into a tasty dinner.
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Legfish Anomaly
Made in Toon Boom Harmony, this is a 47 second animation, set to the song Invention #13, by T.H.O.S.E (found on the WholesomeWax). It stars the mascot of Wholesome, our friend the Legfish, warping in and out of reality, eventually being taken off to new lands.
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Legfish Hybridization Prototype
SHECKY SAYS “Our sceintists are working in wayz that some consider to be unnatural!”
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Adaptive Reuse
This improvisational animation was made with junk found scattered around UIC campus, and my neighborhood Washington Park. Many of the scenes are site specific, shot on the fly based on what materials presented themselves. I used stop-motion because it requires a hands-on approach, and I wanted to maintain the materiality of the objects that were being repurposed from their junk/trash context. In this sense, the film is about adding new value through attention and reuse.
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Reflection^2
This Animation Meditation touches on the insecurity an emerging artist can feel when measuring their practice to the standards of the art institution. The mirror draws the character into the gallery, and serves as a metaphor for critical self-reflection as well as self-conscious destruction.
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