Video: "Big Bang Big Boom" Animation by Blu

Author: Abby Wilcox
Posted on: Tuesday July 13, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Filed under: blu, street art, big bang big boom, evolution, italian, artist, illustrator, painter

This tantalizing stop-motion animation is, directly from the mouth of Italian street artist Blu, "an unscientific point of view on the beginning and evolution of life ... and how it could probably end." Hmm.......Regardless, this ambitious perspective of evolution was crafted using a blend of cinematography, painting and installation work on the streets (and a lot of hard work). Check it out. Keep in mind the amount of photographs [thousands] and paint [gallons upon gallons] needed to produce this animation....Pretty nuts!

FYI: It is worth your while to have a peek of Blu's website...a cornucopia of eclectic design that reads like a journal/sketch pad, with handwritten links and personal doodles. His body of work is inspiring, including a few spectacular street pieces below: