We’ve been fans of the work of animator Stephen Irwin for so long here on DN that we can remember when he used to work in colour. Through the years his experimental approach to form and narrative seems to have only improved as he’s stripped saturation from the frame and gone even darker with the [...]
Stephen Irwin is an animator who doesn’t just push his storytelling to the extremes but also the form of animation itself beyond the constrains of the frame. From the miniature residents of Clusterville in Dialog to the flipbook panels of the unfortunate Black Dog’s Progress, Irwin’s black & white sketchy style is constantly evolving and [...]
I’m back writing actually words over at Short of the Week again, this time for Stephen Irwin’s tragic tale of The Black Dog’s Progress. Have a read and a watch.
Robot suicides lead the creator to look in on the inhabitants of the miniture town Clusterville in Stephen Irwin’s animation Dialog.