Although it's hard to pinpoint a single favorite artist, I would have to say my favorite at the moment is an Italian graffiti / mixed media / stop motion artist who goes by the name of "Blu". I came across his work during an english class i took during my senior year of high school when my teacher showed us a video of a mural he did in germany. Since then, I've followed Blu's website, always looking for his newest work. What I like so much about his work is its raw nature, and how he successfully brings graffiti, something that covers the streets of my hometown neighborhood, into a new light. His works come alive through his stop animation, in a way, transforming average city blocks, or building's walls, into surreal universes, where shapeshifting, or for that matter, anything, can happen. Another thing that really impresses me about his work is the scale of projects he tends to take on. while his drawings and still pieces can be incredible, both visually, and in size, his stop motion pieces often span across whole city blocks, covering entire sides of buildings. The time and effort put into these pieces blows my mind. Heres the link to his website. I Highly recommend you check him out. http://blublu.org/.
Here's one of my favorite of his videos, although there are many more on the site (link above)
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