Mashable — How Tumblr Rekindled the Art of Animated GIFs
- Year
- 2012
Mashable's February 2012 feature on how Tumblr revived the animated GIF as an art form, with Max Capacity prominently featured as one of the central artists in the movement.
Mashable — How Tumblr Rekindled the Art of Animated GIFs
- Publication: Mashable
- Date: 2012-02-29
- URL: http://mashable.com/2012/02/29/tumblr-animated-gifs/#514815-Max-Capacity
Summary
Mashable’s widely-read feature on Tumblr’s role in reviving the animated GIF as a serious artistic medium, published February 29, 2012. Max Capacity was directly linked and cited as one of the defining artists in this cultural moment, alongside other Tumblr-era GIF artists. The article helped establish the narrative of Tumblr as the birthplace of the contemporary GIF art movement.
Works Mentioned
Tumblr-era animated GIFs from maxcapacity.tumblr.com (Max cited as one of the defining artists in the GIF art revival; specific works not yet documented for this period)
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