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Happy Earth Day, Cartoon Friends!

Not only do we have an eco-friendly main show on Channel Frederator this week, but we also have a brand new weekly mini-program! Fredbits is go! The new show from Channel Frederator that’s just one very short and sweet ‘toon. If you have a film that is one minute or under, submit it here! Plus the world’s most awkward interview on Friday’s Cartoon Hangover. Not to be missed!

Channel Frederator - “Plastic Fish” by Naissance TV: Don’t throw trash out into the wild. You know better.

Fredbits - “Go Greener” submitted by Rex Martin: Quick Post It note animation that encourages cycling and recycling.

Cartoon Hangover - “Craig T. Squirrel” by Mike Hollingsworth: A case of mistaken identity wreaks havoc on some cuddly forest animals.

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Group Shows! Group Shows! I can’t get enough of them. Luke Temby, the creator of a toy-centric universe called CUPCO, creates one-of-a-kind hand-stitched dolls. He’s part of the “Cutting Edge Plush” contingent in collectible toyland. He’s made soldiers, Jesus, The Dalai Lama, Gandhi, L.Ron Hubbard, Kali, and (most controversial) a female suicide bomber.

His latest project is “The United Nations of Cupco”, an upcoming exhibit at the Damien Minton Gallery in Redfern (Sydney), Australia. The show runs December 10-22. 100 international artists received felt templates of CUPCO dolls. The artists painted or otherwise decorated the templates and returned them to be stuffed and stitched. You can see all the dolls and a list of artists here. There’s an interview with Luke here.

“What are the 5 main ingredients to world peace?”
“Sewing. Stuffing. Sexing. Eating. Drawing. In that order”

This one is by Diego Medina:

After the jump, a group show with over 1000 pieces of arwork! [Read more…]

Simple. Clever. Succinct. That’s how I would describe this Post-It animation. But who’s behind it? Turns out it’s an Argentinian motion graphics company called Gazz. It’s worth it to explore their website, as only a few examples of their work show up on YouTube. You can check out a stop-motion town full of egg-cars and a smoking belly face ID for MTV, among other fanciful things.

Also, don’t miss the videos in the section called “zzzaping”, which compiles tests and demos. One project is a motion-capture kit comprising two marachas and a belt, which can harness your rhythmic chops and sexy hip action to make an animated monkey dance.

Here’s a lovely music video they did for the song “Marta Ý Nestor” by Robot Bajo El Agua. I really love the song, although I don’t speak Spanish and don’t know what exactly they are singing about— I suppose love?

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