{"id":319634,"date":"2026-02-27T06:39:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T06:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/319634\/"},"modified":"2026-02-27T06:39:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T06:39:23","slug":"delve-into-a-psychedelic-self-portrait-of-animator-jake-fried-colossal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/319634\/","title":{"rendered":"Delve into a Psychedelic Self-Portrait of Animator Jake Fried \u2014 Colossal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known for his trippy, seemingly infinite transformations, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkwood.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jake Fried<\/a> emphasizes the uncanniness of seeing. His newest work, \u201cStrange Light,\u201d is a mesmerizing one-minute animation conceived as a loop, drawn with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/jake-fried\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ink and Wite-Out<\/a>, then digitally enhanced with otherworldly, glowing hues.<\/p>\n<p>An electric green pervades the scenes, dominated by eyes and motifs related to the act of viewing, augmented occasionally with pinks and other pastels. One gets a sense that we\u2019re witnessing a strange trip or a time warp of some kind\u2014or a person who has stayed up way too late\u2014as psychedelic patterns and rhythms present a surreal self-portrait of the artist.<\/p>\n<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/jakefried\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Vimeo<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jakejfried\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fried-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470219\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1125\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fried-1.jpeg\" alt=\"A still from a one-minute animation by Jake Fried of a man sitting at a table near his phone, with a window and the moon in the background\" class=\"wp-image-470223\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fried-2.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-470219\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1115\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/fried-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A still from a one-minute animation by Jake Fried of two eyes against a green-and-black background\" class=\"wp-image-470224\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/members\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"118516\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Member<\/a> now, and support independent arts publishing.<\/p>\n<p>Hide advertising<\/p>\n<p>Save your favorite articles<\/p>\n<p>Get 15% off in the <a href=\"https:\/\/colossal.shop\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colossal Shop<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Receive members-only newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Give 1% for art supplies in K-12 classrooms<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Known for his trippy, seemingly infinite transformations, Jake Fried emphasizes the uncanniness of seeing. 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