Paperrad

"Since 2001 Paperrad has worked non-stop on creating a massive catalogue of self-published comics and cd-rs, video cartoons, tv pilots, hand-painted t-shirts, and stuffed dolls. Their website, paperrad.org, celebrates the power of self-publishing over the internet, merging design and content into one free fantasy Mega-Mall for your spirit. Included in this Spotlight are three works: 'Gumby: Xmaz World View cartoon,' 'ancient computing comic,' and 'awards page.'

At once affirmative and critical, the videos of artist collective Paper Rad synthesize popular material from television, video games, and advertising, reprogramming these references with an exuberantly neo-primitivist digital aesthetic. As member Jacob Ciocci writes, 'In the '70s and '80s cartoons and consumer electronics were bigger and trashier than ever and freaked kids out. . . Now these kids are getting older and are freaking everybody else out by using this same throw-away trash.'" -- From Turbulence

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