two artists — one painter and one animator — have collaborated on a series of digital gif works that seem to suck viewers into their computer screens. colorful and vibrant illustrations by james r. eads have been brought to life chris mcdaniel, known as ‘the glitch.’ these looped sequences see van gogh-like strokes swirl and coil into seemingly living, breathing compositions, expressing vivid motifs soured from the sky, stars, universe and beyond.

1
art by james r. eads, motion by the glitch

 

 

the collaboration between james r. eads and the glitch sees static paintings brought to life, digitally morphing into hypnotizing on-screen graphics. endlessly looping in a continual cycle, the colorful compositions seem like portals to a fictional and fantasy-inducing universe.

 

‘I think what made this collaboration so powerful is at the core of why we both create — we use the process of creation as a form of meditation,’ eads tells the creators project in an interview. ‘it’s a place of refuge where we can breathe and take in the world and in return give back some peace.’

ezgif-1933226837
art by james r. eads, motion by the glitch

tumblr_odx4umewe01qg5p8bo1_1280
art by james r. eads, motion by the glitch

goodbyehelios
art by james r. eads, motion by the glitch

2
art by james r. eads, motion by the glitch