"Known for his trippy, seemingly infinite transformations, Jake Fried emphasizes the uncanniness of seeing. His newest work, 'Strange Light,' is a mesmerizing one-minute animation conceived as a loop, drawn with ink and Wite-Out, then digitally enhanced with otherworldly, glowing hues."
"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're witnessing a strange trip or a time warp of some kind—or a person who has stayed up way too late—as psychedelic patterns and rhythms present a surreal self-portrait of the artist."
Jake Fried creates 'Strange Light,' a mesmerizing one-minute looped animation that investigates the strangeness of seeing through visual transformation. The work combines traditional media—ink and Wite-Out drawings—with digital enhancement featuring otherworldly glowing hues. Dominated by electric green tones with accents of pink and pastels, the animation centers on eyes and viewing-related motifs. Psychedelic patterns and rhythms create a surreal, dreamlike quality suggesting a strange trip, time warp, or extreme sleep deprivation. The piece functions as a surreal self-portrait of the artist, emphasizing his signature approach to trippy, seemingly infinite visual transformations.
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