Dear imgur: Who worked in THIS specific style, before the Elvis Costello animation of 1979 by Jankel and Morton?

Feb 16, 2025 5:58 AM

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The video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU_zMvaX05Q

No idea, but awesome music video.

1 year ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Maybe Heinz Edelmann with the Yellow Submarine (1968) from the Beatles?

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Terry Gilliam? http://terrygilliamweb.com/

1 year ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

That's actually an interesting left field suggestion! I am a Gilliam superfan and yes, now you mention it, there is some of that in the Time Bandits iconography. Probably not the original source of this style though.

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

That's just the first thing the faucet makes me think of. It looks like a foot or butt should be popping out of that post haste!

1 year ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

"Jankel citesĀ Piet MondrianĀ as inspiration for the visual." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accidents_Will_Happen

1 year ago | Likes 8 Dislikes 0

Yeah, I already identified Mondrian and Lichtenstein easily as antecedents, but that is not the answer I am looking for.

1 year ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 2

I'm looking for an artist or designer who _synthesised_ all the elements here; the kineticism, the colour, graph paper motif, diagrammatic style. I believe there are people who did it, but I can't recall their names. Memphis and Du Pasquier were also obvious visual references but they don't synthesise ALL the elements.

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