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An animation in which two silhouetted figures sit at a white table against a blue background. They hold glasses of red wine, with a small window showing plants and a striped sky behind them. The movement is subtle.

Chen Winner animates the musings of David Lynch and Charles Bukowski in this short film

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Date
29 February 2016

Tel Aviv-based illustrator and animator Chen Winner has created this animated short as part of a graduation project from the Bezalel Academy for Arts and Design in Jerusalem. We’re given just a peek with the trailer, but the film, called Innerviews, sees sounds bites from Allen Ginsberg, Charles Bukowski, Leonard Cohen and David Lynch being animated.

Full of scratchy mark making and a grainy textures like an old television, Chen’s figures are naively and sweetly constructed out of loose forms contained within chunks of colours. The gifs the illustrator has extracted from the animation are equally as engaging and full of subtle movements, like the sweeping of smoke from a cigarette or the rhythmic movements of a swimmer. Alongside the animation and gifs, Chen has also designed a series of charming posters to accompany the project. Now freelancing since graduating, it’ll be interesting to see how Chen’s work progresses as there’s some great details and careful observations throughout this project.

An illustration of a pink figure diving into a bright blue swimming pool. A white diving board stands to the right against a backdrop of dark blue mountains and a pale yellow sky.
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Chen Winner: Innerviews

An animation of a pale, stylized figure holding a leash against a black background. A red dog stands at their feet, its colour shifting subtly in hue.
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Chen Winner: Innerviews

A person falls through a bright blue sky, limbs spread wide in a star shape. Small white streaks of cloud drift across the background.
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Chen Winner: Innerviews

An animation in which a blue and cream striped figure morphs against a black background. The abstract shape shifts and expands, suggesting a person in a dynamic, crouching pose.
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Chen Winner: Innerviews

An illustration in blue, white and pink. A small pink house sits atop a staircase, surrounded by white foliage against a deep blue background. Below the image, a banner reads “Innerviews” and “Leonard Cohen” next to a timestamp of “02:30” and a snippet of transcribed speech.
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Chen Winner: Innerviews

An illustration of a dark blue cityscape at night, where a person stands in silhouette. A bright beam of light cuts across the scene, revealing a red and yellow building. Below the image, the word “Innerviews” appears next to the name “David Lynch”.
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Chen Winner: Innerviews

An illustration of a crowd of stylised figures in red, blue and white against a dark blue background. Some figures wear clothing with text, including “Hill Power” and “Public Housing Now”. At the bottom, the word “Innerviews” appears in bold red letters next to the name “Nina Simone”.
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Chen Winner: Innerviews

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About the Author

Rebecca Fulleylove

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Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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