August 7, 2020

not exactly novel (afterall, only this june praises were sung here at the transparent hummingbird of the 1971 italian animation la linea), but this is a softer, more delicate line than the osvaldo cavandoli. a more intricate pattern which moves without the frenetic (and raucous) motion of the other: instead, here is quiet energy in sinuous circulation, and much more mesmeric.

the single stroke artwork of kazuhiko okushita, filmmaker and animator.

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